Health · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Ireland: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 83.0 yrs (2024), 23rd of 217 in the world and 13th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, women is 84.7 yrs (2024), 29th of 217 in the world and 17th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, men is 81.4 yrs (2024), 14th of 217 in the world and 9th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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18 indicators
Health: Ireland in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 83.0 yrs2024 | 23/217 | 13/58 | 76.5 yrs | 80.7 yrs | 82.5 yrs | +2.0%since 2014 | 78.6 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 84.7 yrs2024 | 29/217 | 17/58 | 79.2 yrs | 83.1 yrs | 84.3 yrs | +1.4%since 2014 | 81.8 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 81.4 yrs2024 | 14/217 | 9/58 | 74.0 yrs | 78.5 yrs | 80.7 yrs | +2.6%since 2014 | 75.6 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 3.42024 | 164/196 | 26/52 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 3.1 | +3.0%since 2014 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 3.92024 | 165/196 | 26/52 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | +2.6%since 2014 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 2.62024 | 162/196 | 25/52 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | +4.0%since 2014 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 42023 | 176/194 | 39/51 | 8 | 6 | 6 | −20%since 2013 | 11 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 90%2024 | 97/193 | 36/51 | 79% | 90% | 92% | −3.0 ppsince 2014 | 94% | 94% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.2%2024 | 99/153 | 16/35 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | — | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 62024 | 167/208 | 32/52 | 14 | 11 | 6 | −22%since 2014 | 22 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 6.9%2024 | 89/193 | 39/52 | 5.9% | 10.5% | 7.0% | −2.4 ppsince 2014 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 10.6%2024 | 166/193 | 48/52 | 12.1% | 13.8% | 11.4% | −3.4 ppsince 2014 | 16.5% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 3.882023 | 35/180 | 25/50 | 2.22 | 4.13 | 3.46 | −1.3%since 2013 | 3.90 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 3.02023 | 66/182 | 40/51 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 | +16%since 2013 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 97.1%2024 | 106/206 | 46/56 | 96.6% | 96.8% | 97.0% | +0.2 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 89.7%2024 | 119/203 | 51/54 | 90.0% | 89.9% | 89.8% | −0.1 ppsince 2014 | 97.4% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 18.2%2024 | 87/166 | 42/48 | 36.2% | 27.0% | 20.3% | −8.8 ppsince 2010 | 24.9% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 3.12019 | 176/186 | 44/49 | 11.4 | 4.8 | 3.12019 | −48%since 2009 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+2.0%83.0 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+1.4%84.7 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+2.6%81.4 yrs in 2024
- Maternal mortality−20%4 in 2023
Worse than ten years ago
- Infant mortality+3.0%3.4 in 2024
- Under-5 mortality+2.6%3.9 in 2024
- Neonatal mortality+4.0%2.6 in 2024
- Measles vaccination−3.0 pp90% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Ireland and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Ireland. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Ireland | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.0 yrs2024 | 81.4 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 84.7 yrs2024 | 83.3 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 81.4 yrs2024 | 79.5 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 3.42024 | 4.12024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 3.92024 | 4.72024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 2.62024 | 3.02024 |
| Maternal mortality | 42023 | 82023 |
| Measles vaccination | 90%2024 | 89%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.2%2024 | 0.2%2023 |