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Ireland. Department of Health. (2025) Health in Ireland: key trends 2024. Dublin: Government of Ireland.

The number of people in Ireland who reported their health as being good or very good (79.5%) in 2023 was the highest in the EU, well above the EU average of 67.7%. Ireland also had the highest rate of self-perceived good health in 2022.
Life expectancy in Ireland is fifth highest in the EU, at 82.6 years.
The population has grown by 14.8% since 2015, with the over 65s group increasing by 36.5% between 2015 and 2024.
The total number of consultant and non-consultant hospital doctors employed in the public health service in Ireland increased to 13,772 (61.3% increase) between 2015 and 2024.
The number of nurses and midwives increased to almost 48,000 (34.9% increase) between 2015 and 2024.
Between 2014 and 2023, the mortality rate from cancer fell by 14.7%, the mortality rate from circulatory system diseases fell by 19.5%, the mortality rate for ischaemic heart disease fell by 27.7% and the mortality rate from respiratory system diseases fell by 15.4%.
The proportion of total health expenditure paid for either out-of-pocket or through private health insurance has been reducing in recent years; the government funded 77.4% of total health expenditure in Ireland in 2023.

Item Type

Report

Publication Type

Irish-related, Report

Drug Type

Alcohol, All substances, Tobacco / Nicotine

Intervention Type

Harm reduction, Screening / Assessment

Date

17 February 2025

Publisher

Government of Ireland

Corporate Creators

Ireland. Department of Health

Place of Publication

Dublin

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