IE · 2016 · tps00152
Causes of death, by sex
Ireland, 2016
In 2016, Ireland's causes of death, by sex decreased by 1.8% compared to 2015, reaching 1,966.
Ireland accounts for 98.4% of the EU-27 total of 1,998.
Ireland ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 4.9% (from 2,068 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00152, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.