Deaths and crude death rate

In 2021, Ireland's deaths and crude death rate increased by 5.9% compared to 2020, reaching 34,292.

Ireland accounts for 0.6% of the EU-27 total of 5,297,333.

Ireland ranks 22nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 11.8% (from 30,667 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00029, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.