Deaths related to infectious diseases in Ireland

Ireland: Deaths related to infectious diseases was 280 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
280
Change on year
up 26.1%
World rank
23rd
of 34 countries
All-time high
280
in 2023
All-time low
142
in 2011
Years of data
13
2011–2023

Deaths related to infectious diseases in Ireland, 2011–2023

01002003002011201720232011: 1422012: 1472013: 1552014: 1592015: 1672016: 1782017: 1802018: 2042019: 1632020: 1812021: 1772022: 2222023: 280

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for deaths related to infectious diseases in Ireland is 280, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 26.1% on the previous year and up 80.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths related to infectious diseases in Ireland peaked at 280 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 142, in 2011.

Ireland ranks 23rd of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Deaths related to infectious diseases in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Deaths related to infectious diseases in Ireland, 2011 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2011 142
2012 147 +3.5%
2013 155 +5.4%
2014 159 +2.6%
2015 167 +5.0%
2016 178 +6.6%
2017 180 +1.1%
2018 204 +13.3%
2019 163 -20.1%
2020 181 +11.0%
2021 177 -2.2%
2022 222 +25.4%
2023 280 +26.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 166.11 142 204 9
2020s 215 177 280 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 20 Lithuania 473 compare
  2. 21 Slovakia 407 compare
  3. 22 Serbia 383 compare
  4. 24 Bulgaria 231 compare
  5. 25 Croatia 193 compare
  6. 26 Latvia 189 compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

More health data for Ireland

All data for Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is deaths related to infectious diseases in Ireland?
Deaths related to infectious diseases in Ireland was 280 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest deaths related to infectious diseases recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 280 in 2023.
What is the lowest deaths related to infectious diseases recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 142 in 2011.
How does Ireland rank for deaths related to infectious diseases?
Ireland ranks 23rd out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
Is deaths related to infectious diseases rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Deaths related to infectious diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Deaths related to infectious diseases in Ireland. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/deaths-related-to-infectious-diseases/ireland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/deaths-related-to-infectious-diseases/ireland/">Deaths related to infectious diseases in Ireland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Deaths related to infectious diseases
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 491 data points, 2011–2024
Last refreshed