Ireland
Indicators are explained below the map.
Numbers in green = better than EU average; red = worse than EU average.
| Indicator | Average |
| Life expectancy | Men: 80.8 years |
| Women: 84.4 years | |
| Self-perceived health | Low education level: 70.1% |
| Medium education level: 86.6% | |
| High education level: 90.4% | |
| Access to health care services | Low education level: 2.4% |
| Medium education level: 1.8% | |
| High education level: 1.9% |
Inter-regional inequalities
| Life expectancy | lowest: Southern, 81.8 years |
| highest: Northern & Western / Eastern & Midland, 82.6 years | |
| At risk of poverty or social exclusion | lowest: Eastern & Midland, 10.8% |
| highest: Northern & Western, 18.9% | |
| Tertiary educational attainment | lowest: Northern & Western, 42.5% |
| highest: Eastern & Midland, 51.5% |
Main Links
EuroHealthNet partners working on health inequalities
Institute of Public Health (IPH)
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Resources from and about Ireland
Find resources from and about Ireland in our health inequalities database.
