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Which county is Ireland's most fertile? What illness kills most people? Ireland's health in 15 maps and graphs

The Health in Ireland Key Trends report takes a look into the demographics, population health and expenditure on health services.

THE DEPARTMENT OF Health has released its comprehensive yearly look at Ireland’s health.

The Health in Ireland Key Trends report takes a look into the demographics, population health and expenditure on health services.

Here’s what it shows:

People in Leitrim, Longford and Louth are having the highest number of babies per head of population, Dublin is having the lowest.

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Ireland’s percentage of over-65 population is highest in Connacht and Kerry

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Ireland’s men and women are living longer than the EU average

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We generally think we’re pretty healthy

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Way more than the EU, anyway

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30,000 people died in 2013, with diseases of the circulatory system accounting for 9,654 of those and cancer killing 8,814. 

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Longford and Carlow have particular problems with respiratory diseases

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Cancer and deaths from other causes in Ireland have dropped dramatically in the last 20 years

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We’re bellow the EU average for road deaths, but above average for deaths by suicide

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We’re also below the EU average in infant mortality

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Irish people don’t survive some cancers as long as the EU average

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Consumption of alcohol and tobacco has fallen in the last 20 years

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Transplant numbers are up, with far more kidney transplants than anything else

 

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Fewer people are are being admitted to psychiatric hospitals, but more young people are being admitted

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Mayo, Donegal and Louth have the highest proportion of medical cards

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