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World Health Organization (2018)
UNDP Human Development Report (2020)
World Health Organization (2019)
GLOBOCAN (2020)
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Country fact sheet: Ireland
| - Total population: | 4 983 000 |
| - Female population: | 2 509 000 |
| - Male population: | 2 474 000 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 5 489.0 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 12.0 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.955 |
| - Category: | Very high |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 81.8 |
| - Female population (years): | 83.5 |
| - Male population (years): | 80.2 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 372.8 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 104.9 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (89.9) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (20.4) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (110.7) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Lung (25.3) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal