Health in Ireland

1,281 indicators covering health for Ireland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Annual death rate by age group 3.29 2022 down 7.1% 20th
Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of 99.08 2022 up 1.0% 2nd
Human Development Index 0.949 2023 up 3.7% 9th
HPV immunization coverage estimates among primary target cohort (9-14) 76.0% 2025 down 9.5% 49th
Life expectancy at birth oecd 82.4 2021 up 1.9% 12th
Risk factors for health — Tobacco consumption 12.5 Cigarettes per smoker per day 2025 down 11.3% 13th
How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette 15 2022 down 6.2% 11th
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 281 2011 down 28.5% 152nd
Physiotherapists 6,390 2024 up 149.5% 32nd
Perceived health status 5.5 Percentage of population in the same age 2025 up 44.7% 22nd
Health graduates 1,340 2024 up 32.8% 17th
Health personnel 22,257 2025 up 51.8% 18th
Coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine 74 2024 up 8.8% 21st
Generalist medical practitioners 10,885 2024 up 32.5% 34th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 65 2022 up 66.7% 25th
New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 32 2012 down 82.6% 159th
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing 100 2025 unchanged 79th
Hospital beds by function and type of care 15,784 2024 up 31.7% 22nd
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 65 2022 up 103.1% 26th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 65 2022 up 44.4% 30th
Number of full-time equivalent staff in national agency 5.5 2022 up 292.9% 49th
Total number of notified TB cases 316 2014 down 27.7% 149th
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 40 2021 125th
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV 100 2024 unchanged 1st
Specialist medical practitioners 10,076 2024 up 75.1% 47th
Acute care — Acute myocardial infarction 30 day mortality 5 Per 100 admissions 2023 down 12.3% 18th
Acute care — Ischaemic stroke 30 day mortality 6.1 Per 100 admissions 2023 down 33.0% 16th
Acute care — Haemorrhagic stroke 30 day mortality 22 Per 100 admissions 2023 down 5.2% 12th
Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate 0.6 2024 down 87.0% 81st
New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 65 2012 68th
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 64.0% 2011 up 14.3% 156th
Share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine 88 2024 down 1.1% 32nd
How many health warnings are approved by the law for other smoked 15 2022 down 6.2% 12th
Insufficiently active 71.79 2016 down 3.3% 130th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 65 2022 up 66.7% 22nd
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 80 2021 94th
Primary care — Congestive heart failure hospital admission 140.8 Per 100 000 inhabitants 2023 down 15.4% 23rd
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 65 2022 up 44.4% 24th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 65 2022 up 103.1% 23rd
Medical doctors 47.3% 2024 up 11.0% 53rd
Retreatment cases: other 25 2012 up 92.3% 89th
Health care - Regions — Practising nurses 14.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2025 3rd
Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Practising nurses 14.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2025 3rd
Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 1,100 2015 unchanged 132nd
Hospital discharges and length of stay for inpatient curative care 812,545 2023 up 26.6% 20th
Hospital beds by hospital ownership 13,896 2024 19th
Health graduates - historical data 1,268 2020 up 61.5% 17th
Expenditure on sickness and health care function by type of benefit 27,029 2023 up 91.9% 13th
Mortality by week 643 Deaths 2025 down 3.2% 25th
Preterm birth rate 7.01 2020 up 14.7% 72nd
Preterm birth 4,186 2020 down 9.1% 77th
Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads 89 2023 up 17.1% 12th
Percentage of people living with HIV receiving treatment who have 98 2023 up 1.0% 1st
Health personnel (excluding nursing and caring professionals) 20,256 2021 up 65.8% 19th
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 10.7 2014 down 31.0% 36th
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 0.2 2014 down 33.3% 142nd
End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital 44 Percentage of deaths 2022 down 19.6% 9th
Congenital syphilis number of cases, reported 0 2023 60th
Hospital beds by type of care - historical data 14,213 2019 up 10.9% 25th
How many health warnings are approved by the law for smokeless 1 2022 unchanged 51st