Perceived health status in Ireland
Ireland: Perceived health status was 5.5 Percentage of population in the same age in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perceived health status in Ireland, 2004–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for perceived health status in Ireland is 5.5 Percentage of population in the same age, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perceived health status in Ireland peaked at 5.5 Percentage of population in the same age in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.6 Percentage of population in the same age, in 2007.
That places Ireland 22nd out of 28 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.12 Percentage of population in the same age | 2.6 Percentage of population in the same age | 3.8 Percentage of population in the same age | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.39 Percentage of population in the same age | 2.9 Percentage of population in the same age | 3.9 Percentage of population in the same age | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8 Percentage of population in the same age | 3.8 Percentage of population in the same age | 5.5 Percentage of population in the same age | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 19 Finland 6.2 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 20 Chile 6.1 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 21 Luxembourg 5.9 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 23 Romania 5.4 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 24 Switzerland 4.4 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 25 Australia 3.8 Percentage of population in the same age 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,122 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 20 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.495 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 34,474 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perceived health status in Ireland?
- Perceived health status in Ireland was 5.5 Percentage of population in the same age in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest perceived health status recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5 Percentage of population in the same age in 2025.
- What is the lowest perceived health status recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 Percentage of population in the same age in 2007.
- How does Ireland rank for perceived health status?
- Ireland ranks 22nd out of 28 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perceived health status rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Perceived health status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on perceived health status (percentage of the population, aged 15 years old and over who report their health to be ‘good/very good' (or excellent) (all positive response categories), ‘fair’ (not good, not bad), ‘bad/very bad’ (all negative response categories). It also includes data on perceived health status by age and gender (percentage of the population who report their health to be 'good/very good' (or excellent), for various age groups). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.