Health in the Republic of Ireland

Rates of smoking, alcohol consumption and obesity are all high in Ireland.^[1] Heart disease, cancer and stroke are the most common causes of death.

Life expectancy has improved since the year 1990.

The Lancet in September 2018, published a measure of expected human capital calculated for 195 countries from 1990 to 2016. Ireland had the sixteenth highest level of expected human capital.^[2]

In 2019:

26% of the population over 16 had a "chronic illness or health problem".
18% of the population over 16 had "limited activity", of which 6.6% were "strongly limited" and 13.0% were "limited".
A fifth of persons aged 45-54 years provided care to another person at least once a week^[3]

References

↑ "Irish near top of OECD table for smoking and drinking". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
↑ Lim, Stephen S.; Updike, Rachel L.; Kaldjian, Alexander S.; Barber, Ryan M.; Cowling, Krycia; York, Hunter; Friedman, Joseph; Xu, R.; Whisnant, Joanna L.; Taylor, Heather J.; Leever, Andrew T. (2018-10-06). "Measuring human capital: a systematic analysis of 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016". The Lancet. 392 (10154): 1217–1234. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31941-X. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 30266414.
↑ "Health - CSO - Central Statistics Office". www.cso.ie. Retrieved 2023-03-15.

[1] "Irish near top of OECD table for smoking and drinking". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-03-15.

[2] Lim, Stephen S.; Updike, Rachel L.; Kaldjian, Alexander S.; Barber, Ryan M.; Cowling, Krycia; York, Hunter; Friedman, Joseph; Xu, R.; Whisnant, Joanna L.; Taylor, Heather J.; Leever, Andrew T. (2018-10-06). "Measuring human capital: a systematic analysis of 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016". The Lancet. 392 (10154): 1217–1234. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31941-X. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 30266414.

[3] "Health - CSO - Central Statistics Office". www.cso.ie. Retrieved 2023-03-15.

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