Country fact sheet: Ireland

Population

- Total population:	5 160 824
- Female population:	2 602 649
- Male population:	2 558 174

The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$):	6 764.3
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health):	10.7
- UHC Service Coverage Index:	83.0

World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI:	0.95
- Category:	Very high

UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years):	81.8
- Female population (years):	83.5
- Male population (years):	80.2

World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year):	344.7
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year):	98.7
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year):	Breast (91.5)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year):	Lung (17.5)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year):	Prostate (99.8)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year):	Lung (21.5)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet

GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal