Causes of mortality in Ireland
Ireland: Causes of mortality was 35,598 Deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Causes of mortality in Ireland, 1960–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.
Analysis
In 2023, causes of mortality in Ireland stood at 35,598 Deaths.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Ireland peaked at 35,804 Deaths in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27,122 Deaths, in 2010.
That places Ireland 32nd out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Causes of mortality in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32,660 Deaths | — |
| 1961 | 34,763 Deaths | +6.4% |
| 1962 | 33,838 Deaths | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 33,795 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 32,630 Deaths | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 33,022 Deaths | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 35,113 Deaths | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 31,400 Deaths | -10.6% |
| 1968 | 33,157 Deaths | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 33,734 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 33,686 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 31,890 Deaths | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 34,381 Deaths | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 34,192 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 34,921 Deaths | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 33,173 Deaths | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 34,043 Deaths | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 33,632 Deaths | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 33,794 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 33,771 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 33,472 Deaths | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 32,929 Deaths | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 32,457 Deaths | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 32,976 Deaths | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 32,076 Deaths | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 33,213 Deaths | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 33,704 Deaths | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 31,405 Deaths | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 31,580 Deaths | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 32,111 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 31,370 Deaths | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 31,301 Deaths | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 30,931 Deaths | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 32,148 Deaths | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 30,948 Deaths | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 32,259 Deaths | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 31,723 Deaths | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 31,581 Deaths | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 31,563 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 32,608 Deaths | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 31,391 Deaths | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 30,212 Deaths | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 29,683 Deaths | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 29,074 Deaths | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 28,665 Deaths | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 28,260 Deaths | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 28,482 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 28,117 Deaths | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 28,274 Deaths | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 28,898 Deaths | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 27,122 Deaths | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 28,456 Deaths | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 29,186 Deaths | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 29,504 Deaths | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 29,252 Deaths | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 30,127 Deaths | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 30,667 Deaths | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 30,418 Deaths | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 31,140 Deaths | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 31,184 Deaths | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 32,856 Deaths | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 34,844 Deaths | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 35,804 Deaths | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 35,598 Deaths | -0.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 35,598 Deaths is below the median for high income countries, which is 115,390 Deaths, 31% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 35,598 Deaths is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 111,294 Deaths, 32% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,411 Deaths | 31,400 Deaths | 35,113 Deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 33,748 Deaths | 31,890 Deaths | 34,921 Deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,592 Deaths | 31,405 Deaths | 33,704 Deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,643 Deaths | 30,931 Deaths | 32,608 Deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,106 Deaths | 28,117 Deaths | 31,391 Deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,706 Deaths | 27,122 Deaths | 31,184 Deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,776 Deaths | 32,856 Deaths | 35,804 Deaths | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 29 Finland 58,214 Deaths compare
- 30 Israel 49,654 Deaths compare
- 31 Norway 43,233 Deaths compare
- 33 New Zealand 32,787 Deaths compare
- 34 Costa Rica 28,995 Deaths compare
- 35 Luxembourg 4,153 Deaths compare
More health data for Ireland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.89 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 20 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7228 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6489 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of mortality in Ireland?
- Causes of mortality in Ireland was 35,598 Deaths in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 35,804 Deaths in 2022.
- What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,122 Deaths in 2010.
- How does Ireland rank for causes of mortality?
- Ireland ranks 32nd out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.