Medical technology availability in Ireland
Ireland: Medical technology availability was 20.77 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025. β² Rising
Medical technology availability in Ireland, 1986β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2025, medical technology availability in Ireland stood at 20.77 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical technology availability in Ireland peaked at 21.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.39 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 1986.
Ireland ranks 24th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.39 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 3.39 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 3.39 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.27 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 4.27 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 4.27 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.31 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10.58 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 14.99 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.73 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 15.35 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 21.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.77 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 19.09 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 20.77 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 21 Luxembourg 22 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 22 Spain 21.95 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 23 France 21.85 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 25 Finland 17.92 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 26 Malta 17.58 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 27 Czechia 16.41 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
More science & technology data for Ireland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.64 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 5.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 83.58 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,720 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical technology availability in Ireland?
- Medical technology availability in Ireland was 20.77 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest medical technology availability recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2019.
- What is the lowest medical technology availability recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.39 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1986.
- How does Ireland rank for medical technology availability?
- Ireland ranks 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is medical technology availability rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Medical technology availability. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the availability of medical technology by equipment in hospitals (HP.1) and outside hospitals (HP.3-HP.4). Data are provided for: Computed Tomography scanners (CT units) Magnetic Resonance Imaging units (MRI units) Positron Emission Tomography scanner units (PET units) A Gamma camera (including Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, SPECT) Mammography machines Radiation therapy equipment Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.