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Life expectancy of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) has steadily improved, and with this progression in longevity, there is an increased need for health and social resources. This presents a specific challenge for policymakers seeking to provide life-long care for adults with ID. Researchers at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) have documented the changing health, social,…
- Read more: Measuring Ireland’s Progress 2022
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has published “Measuring Ireland’s Progress 2022”. This is the twentieth annual report in the series. The report contains data on 62 indicators, divided over five chapters: Society; Economy; Environment, Education and Health. The key findings are available here.
- Read more: OECD Health at a Glance 2023
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published Health at a Glance 2023: OECD Indicators.
- Read more: Who is better off? Measuring Cross-border Differences in Living Standards, Opportunities and Quality of Life on the Island of Ireland
Adele Bergin and Seamus McGuinness The Economic & Social Research Institute, Dublin and Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin Irish Studies in International Affairs, Vol. 32, 143-60 The Digest series presents summaries of papers that make a contribution to policy debates that have already been published by the identified authors in cited outlets. Introduction Possible…
- Read more: Irish Population Health: life expectancy and mortality
Over the last decade life-expectancy in Ireland has increased by 2 years for women and 3 years for men since 2008: women living to 84 years and men to 80 years in 2018. Notwithstanding the dramatic rise in life-expectancy across the EU over the last number of decades, there has been a slowdown in life-expectancy…
