Research by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has found that while mortality rates have fallen substantially over time in Ireland, inequalities between different groups in the population remain a concern.
The research, focused on two broad dimensions of inequality: socio-economic status and ethnicity or country of birth/nationality.
Funded by the Institute of Public Health (IPH), the research entitled 'Unequal Chances? Inequalities in Mortality in Ireland' examined inequalities in mortality in Ireland since 2000.
The study shows that the crude mortality rate for those aged 15 and over declined from 10.5 per 1,000 population in 2000 to 8.1 in 2018, with males having higher rates than females throughout the period.