There were **** million attendances to the hospital emergency department in Ireland in 2023, the highest amount in the provided time interval. The year with the lowest amount of attendances in the given time period was 2008, which had approximately **** million attendances.
Health service in Ireland
Alongside the general rise in attendances to the emergency department, employment in Irish hospitals has increased. The total employment in hospitals in Ireland amounted to over **** thousand, compared to just 50.5 thousand in 2002. Furthermore, there were general practitioners in Ireland, which also is a huge rise in the number of GPs compared to 2000.
Spending indicators on health
Ireland’s expenditure on healthcare was *** percent of GDP in 2023, this share has experienced some fluctuations over the years and was as high as **** percent in 2012. In comparison to other European countries, Ireland ranked in the lower half of countries on the share of GDP spent on health expenditures. Switzerland had the highest share of expenditure on health, spending ** percent of its GDP in this year.
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Department of Health Ireland. (February 17, 2025). Number of emergency department attendances in Ireland from 2006 to 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/660509/emergency-department-attendances-ireland/
Department of Health Ireland. "Number of emergency department attendances in Ireland from 2006 to 2023." Chart. February 17, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/660509/emergency-department-attendances-ireland/
Department of Health Ireland. (2025). Number of emergency department attendances in Ireland from 2006 to 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/660509/emergency-department-attendances-ireland/
Department of Health Ireland. "Number of Emergency Department Attendances in Ireland from 2006 to 2023." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 17 Feb 2025, /statistics/660509/emergency-department-attendances-ireland/
Department of Health Ireland, Number of emergency department attendances in Ireland from 2006 to 2023 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/660509/emergency-department-attendances-ireland/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Number of emergency department attendances in Ireland from 2006 to 2023 [Graph], Department of Health Ireland, February 17, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/660509/emergency-department-attendances-ireland/