As of 2024, 31 percent of respondents in Ireland aged 65 years and above reported they were somewhat limited in daily life by a long standing illness or health problem. Furthermore, around seven percent of people in this age group were severely limited by a health condition. The prevalence of limiting health conditions were more common as age increased.
Share of individuals with limiting long standing illness or health problems in Ireland in 2024, by age
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Department of Health Ireland. (December 3, 2024). Share of individuals with limiting long standing illness or health problems in Ireland in 2024, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/547578/prevalence-of-long-standing-illness-or-health-problem-ireland/
Department of Health Ireland. "Share of individuals with limiting long standing illness or health problems in Ireland in 2024, by age." Chart. December 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547578/prevalence-of-long-standing-illness-or-health-problem-ireland/
Department of Health Ireland. (2024). Share of individuals with limiting long standing illness or health problems in Ireland in 2024, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547578/prevalence-of-long-standing-illness-or-health-problem-ireland/
Department of Health Ireland. "Share of Individuals with Limiting Long Standing Illness or Health Problems in Ireland in 2024, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547578/prevalence-of-long-standing-illness-or-health-problem-ireland/
Department of Health Ireland, Share of individuals with limiting long standing illness or health problems in Ireland in 2024, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547578/prevalence-of-long-standing-illness-or-health-problem-ireland/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of individuals with limiting long standing illness or health problems in Ireland in 2024, by age [Graph], Department of Health Ireland, December 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/547578/prevalence-of-long-standing-illness-or-health-problem-ireland/