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HEALTH PROFILE: Ireland

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Ireland IRELAND POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Ireland
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Ireland IRELAND LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.2
    83.5
    17
    26
    Age 5
    80.5
    83.7
    18
    28
    Age 10
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    Age 15
    80.5
    83.8
    18
    28
    Age 20
    80.6
    83.8
    18
    28
    Age 25
    80.8
    83.9
    18
    28
    Age 30
    81.0
    83.9
    18
    28
    Age 35
    81.1
    84.0
    18
    29
    Age 40
    81.3
    84.1
    19
    29
    Age 45
    81.6
    84.3
    20
    29
    Age 50
    81.9
    84.5
    20
    29
    Age 55
    82.4
    84.8
    17
    29
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.3
    18
    29
    Age 65
    83.8
    85.9
    23
    32
    Age 70
    84.8
    86.7
    26
    35
    Age 75
    86.2
    87.7
    33
    37
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.0
    44
    48
    Age 85
    90.3
    90.8
    61
    60
    Ireland IRELAND TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    53.73
    158
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    32.23
    9
    3. Lung Cancers
    24.05
    30
    4. Lung Disease
    20.91
    98
    5. Stroke
    19.27
    172
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.15
    59
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    104
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.45
    145
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.41
    38
    10. Suicide
    8.90
    86
    11. Ovary Cancer
    6.83
    17
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.56
    48
    13. Lymphomas
    6.29
    33
    14. Kidney Disease
    6.12
    160
    15. Parkinson's Disease
    5.57
    32
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.30
    35
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.68
    172
    18. Stomach Cancer
    4.47
    126
    19. Liver Disease
    4.13
    169
    20. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    132
    21. Leukemia
    3.39
    105
    22. Drug Use
    3.38
    20
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    3.33
    149
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    3.24
    103
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.19
    131
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Skin Cancers
    3.15
    28
    27. Falls
    3.03
    147
    28. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    145
    29. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    58
    30. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    57
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.92
    171
    32. Other Neoplasms
    2.55
    39
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.43
    108
    34. Other Injuries
    2.23
    179
    35. Hypertension
    1.87
    178
    36. Low Birth Weight
    1.39
    157
    37. Epilepsy
    1.27
    117
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.12
    5
    39. Drownings
    1.05
    148
    40. Alcohol
    1.04
    112
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.79
    158
    42. Violence
    0.77
    163
    43. Asthma
    0.70
    149
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.68
    24
    45. Skin Disease
    0.63
    128
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.58
    149
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.55
    158
    48. Fires
    0.41
    152
    49. Hepatitis C
    0.32
    35
    50. Anemia
    0.29
    42
    Ireland IRELAND TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,762
    18.40
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,209
    12.40
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,916
    7.40
    4. Lung Disease
    1,915
    7.40
    5. Stroke
    1,770
    6.84
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,298
    5.02
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,095
    4.23
    8. Breast Cancer
    760
    2.94
    9. Prostate Cancer
    585
    2.26
    10. Kidney Disease
    566
    2.19
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    530
    2.05
    12. Parkinson's Disease
    530
    2.05
    13. Lymphomas
    513
    1.98
    14. Suicide
    470
    1.82
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    419
    1.62
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    414
    1.60
    17. Stomach Cancer
    357
    1.38
    18. Liver Cancer
    318
    1.23
    19. Liver Disease
    279
    1.08
    20. Leukemia
    274
    1.06
    21. Ovary Cancer
    273
    1.05
    22. Bladder Cancer
    256
    0.99
    23. Skin Cancers
    252
    0.97
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    249
    0.96
    25. Falls
    247
    0.95
      Deaths %
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    240
    0.93
    27. Other Neoplasms
    218
    0.84
    28. Oral Cancer
    183
    0.71
    29. Hypertension
    175
    0.68
    30. Other Injuries
    171
    0.66
    31. Drug Use
    167
    0.65
    32. Road Traffic Accidents
    153
    0.59
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    153
    0.59
    34. Uterin Cancer
    126
    0.49
    35. Cervical Cancer
    103
    0.40
    36. Epilepsy
    85
    0.33
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    83
    0.32
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    67
    0.26
    39. Alcohol
    64
    0.25
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    59
    0.23
    41. Skin Disease
    58
    0.22
    42. Asthma
    58
    0.22
    43. Drownings
    57
    0.22
    44. Low Birth Weight
    56
    0.22
    45. Diarrhoeal diseases
    53
    0.20
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    50
    0.19
    47. Violence
    38
    0.15
    48. Fires
    30
    0.12
    49. Anemia
    29
    0.11
    50. Tuberculosis
    23
    0.09
    Ireland IRELAND CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.05
    30
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.15
    59
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    104
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.41
    38
    5. Ovary Cancer
    6.83
    17
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.56
    48
    7. Lymphomas
    6.29
    33
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.30
    35
      Rate World Rank
    9. Stomach Cancer
    4.47
    126
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.97
    132
    11. Leukemia
    3.39
    105
    12. Skin Cancers
    3.15
    28
    13. Cervical Cancer
    3.00
    145
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    58
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.93
    57
    16. Oral Cancer
    2.43
    108
    Ireland IRELAND HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    12.7
    7
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    21.6
    18.1
    108
    34
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    25.1
    25.5
    31
    75
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    7.04
    13
    Ireland IRELAND LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    67.9
    71.6
    69.7
    10
    26
    17
    1970
    68.8
    73.5
    71.1
    14
    26
    18
    1980
    70.1
    75.4
    72.7
    20
    27
    25
    1990
    71.9
    77.4
    74.6
    27
    26
    28
    2000
    73.8
    79.0
    76.4
    30
    31
    30
    2010
    78.4
    82.8
    80.6
    14
    19
    16
    2019
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    17
    26
    18
    Ireland IRELAND DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    5.225m
    120
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.00
    59
    Population 0-14
    21.2%
    122
    Population 15-64
    65.0%
    94
    Population 65 +
    13.8%
    50
    Birth Rate / 1000
    12.32
    133
    Death Rate / 1000
    6.73
    109
    Fertility Rate
    1.93
    112
    Infant Mortality
    3.52
    166
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.06
    34
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.05
    60
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.01
    71
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.86
    54
    Net Migration
    3.83
    21
    Population Growth
    0.97%
    91
    Literacy Total
    99.0%
    38
    Literacy Male
    N/D
    N/D
    Literacy Female
    N/D
    N/D
    Unemployment
    5.0%
    124
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    81.8
    18
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    71.1
    17
    GDP per Capita USD
    $89,700
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    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    1,734,582
    9,491
    4/1/24
    Ireland COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Ireland causes.

     
     
    Ireland COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Ireland COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.