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:
Health In The Republic Of Ireland Media
The reduction in infant mortality between 1960 and 2008 for Ireland in comparison with France, Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Life expectancy at birth in Ireland
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.