Health in Ireland 1,273 indicators covering health for Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 4.5 per 100,000 male population 2019 down 50.0% 175th Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 2024 unchanged 2nd Life expectancy - Regions 83.1 Years 2024 up 2.1% 9th Ipv vaccine coverage 93 2024 down 2.1% 97th Number of births in thousands 52.62 2025 down 19.8% 47th Tb patients living with hiv receiving art 1 2021 down 50.0% 130th HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) 38.0% 2024 down 19.1% 142nd Hospital beds 29.58 2023 up 15.6% 62nd Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB 27.0% 2022 down 73.0% 155th Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases 57 2023 up 338.5% 121st Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 112 2023 up 77.8% 25th Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 1.97 2023 up 114.1% 30th Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 35,000 2024 up 2.9% 104th Bladder cancer death rate 2.23 2022 down 23.8% 44th Cancer death rates by type who db 2.23 2022 down 23.8% 44th Sex ratio at birth 1.06 2024 up 0.1% 39th Crude birth rate 10 2024 down 30.6% 33rd Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 90.0% 2025 — 80th International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version 40 2025 — 112th Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Crude mortality 6.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 3.8% 39th Health status - Regions — Crude mortality rate 6.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 3.8% 39th GNI, Atlas method 435.17 billion 2024 up 96.4% 18th GNI per capita, Atlas method 80,650 2024 up 69.5% 6th Children (0-14) living with HIV 100 2024 unchanged 85th Ipv1 number unvaccinated 4,062 2023 up 23.8% 115th Children living with hiv 100 2024 unchanged 85th Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 100 2024 unchanged 51st Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 — 3rd Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 18.2% 2024 down 22.2% 83rd Liver cancer death rate 5.19 2022 up 45.8% 26th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 124,730 2024 up 2,038.7% 26th Number of children newly infected with hiv 100 2024 unchanged 51st Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv 0.5747 2024 down 81.7% 86th National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 8 2022 unchanged 1st Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 430 2014 down 28.3% 152nd Public health expenditure share gdp 4.73 2025 down 7.0% 44th 3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women 5 2020 down 58.4% 165th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 22.8% 2023 up 26.7% 2nd Reported rate of new cervical cancer cases 9.63 2017 down 11.4% 17th 3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 100 2017 up 0.3% 1st Pancreatic cancer death rate 6.75 2022 down 5.4% 41st Brain and nervous system cancer death rate 4.53 2022 down 8.0% 16th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 21.41 2022 up 52.0% 6th Taxes as a % of price: total tax 76.1% 2022 down 3.7% 37th Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 18.7% 2022 unchanged 13th Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 8.8% 2022 down 2.3% 88th Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 48.5% 2022 down 5.3% 27th Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 — 38th Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 — 57th Lifetime risk of maternal death 0.005 2023 down 46.6% 59th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 15.8 2022 up 53.8% 117th Physical activity policies for activie societies 10 2023 down 50.0% 113th Physical activity policies focused on active systems 10 2023 unchanged 101st Midwifery personnel 4,389 2024 down 58.8% 46th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68 2024 up 871.4% 58th Personal remittances, paid 2.69 billion 2024 up 36.3% 23rd Health care - Regions — Active physicians 4.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2025 up 30.3% 20th Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Active physicians 4.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2025 up 30.3% 20th Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories 6 Days 2024 up 7.1% 22nd Share of one year olds who received the final dose of pneumococcal vac 84 2024 down 8.7% 91st ← Previous Page 18 of 22 Next →