Health care system in Ireland

Statistics report on the health care system in Ireland

Health care system in Ireland

This report provides an overview of the health care sector in Ireland. Included within are chapters on health care facilities, health care spending, the medical card scheme and the number of medical professionals in Ireland.

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Health care spending

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  • Premium Statistic Healthcare expenditure as a share of GDP in Ireland 1980-2023
  • Basic Statistic Current expenditure on healthcare in Ireland 2011 to 2021
  • Basic Statistic Health care expenditure in Ireland in 2021, by financing scheme
  • Basic Statistic Health care expenditure in Ireland 2021, by health care function
  • Basic Statistic Capital and current health care expenditure in Ireland 2000-2021
  • Premium Statistic Public non-capital expenditure on health in Ireland 2007-2022
  • Premium Statistic Public capital expenditure on health in Ireland 2007-2022
  • Premium Statistic Health service executive gross non-capital vote allocation in Ireland in 2022
  • Basic Statistic Capital expenditure on public health programs in Ireland in 2022
  • Premium Statistic Capital expenditure on mental health in Ireland 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Capital expenditure on disability services in Ireland 2010-2020

Health care facilities

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  • Basic Statistic Hospitals in Ireland 2000-2023
  • Basic Statistic Hospital beds in Ireland 2000-2022
  • Basic Statistic Patients waiting on hospital trolleys in Ireland 2006-2023
  • Premium Statistic Average length of stay in hospitals in Ireland 2013-2022

Medical professionals

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  • Basic Statistic General practitioners employees in Ireland 2001-2021
  • Basic Statistic General pediatrician employees in Ireland 2006-2021
  • Basic Statistic Psychiatrists: number of employees in Ireland 2006-2021
  • Basic Statistic Obstetricians and gynecologists in Ireland 2006-2021
  • Basic Statistic Physiotherapists: number of employees in Ireland 2003-2022
  • Basic Statistic Care workers: number of employees in Ireland 2002-2022
  • Basic Statistic Hospitals: number of employees in Ireland 2002-2022

Medical card scheme

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  • Premium Statistic Number of medical card holders in Ireland 2006-2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of population with a medical card in Ireland 2006-2022
  • Premium Statistic Population with a medical card in Ireland 2009-2022, by age
  • Premium Statistic Population with a GP visit card in Ireland 2006-2022
  • Premium Statistic Individuals taking part in the drugs payment scheme in Ireland 2006-2022
  • Premium Statistic Individuals taking part in the long-term illness scheme in Ireland 2006-2022

Hospital equipment

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  • Basic Statistic Computed tomography scanners in Ireland 2007-2022
  • Basic Statistic Positron emission tomography (PET) scanners in Ireland 2009-2022
  • Basic Statistic Mammographs in Ireland 2005-2018
  • Basic Statistic Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners in Ireland 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Import value of electrocardiographs in Ireland from 2013 to 2023

Private health insurance

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  • Premium Statistic Leading health insurance groups in Ireland 2023, by market share
  • Premium Statistic Share of population with private health insurance coverage in Ireland 2012-2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of population with private health insurance coverage in Ireland in 2023, by age
  • Premium Statistic Total premium income earned by private health insurers in Ireland 2015-2023
  • Premium Statistic Claim amount paid by private health insurance in Ireland in 2021, by services
  • Premium Statistic Total claims paid by private health insurers in Ireland 2015-2023
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