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[change | change source]
- ↑ "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.