Negative Health Statistics
• Cancer incidence amongst men is ‘significantly higher than national average’ • Consumption of sweet drinks, levels of binge drinking, and levels of disability is higher than the national average • Cancer incidence amongst women, suicide rate and deprivation rate are slightly higher than the national average
Census 2016 data
• In 2016 over 60% of Cork City’s deaths were caused by cardiovascular diseases. • There is a correlation between persons whose highest level of education was ‘primary level’ and poor health perception and persons whose highest level of education was ‘third level degree or higher’ and lowest levels of poor health perception. • Suicide: Overall, the rate of suicide in Cork City in 2015 was 27% higher than the national rate. The male rate was 52% higher than the national rate, while the female rate was more than half the national rate. • Self-Harm: The male rate was more than twice the national average (184 per 100,000) while the female rate was 56% higher. Since 2007, the male and female self-harm rates in Cork City have increased by 52% and 42% respectively. Cork City ranks highest of all administrative counties in respect of male self-harm rates and third in respect of female self-harm. • Disability: In 2016, 18.01% of the population had a disability which is higher than the national average of 17.7%. This rate has been rising in Cork from 12.5% in 2006.
Diversity Overview
In 2021 there were 645,500 non-Irish nationals, from over 200 different nations living in Ireland, making up 12.9% of the overall population. This is an increase of 110,025 since 2016. The majority of migrants were aged between 25-44 and had a 3rd level qualification. Cork City is considered a very diverse city in terms of nationality and ethnicity. The level of diversity in Cork City has steadily increased over the past 20 years thanks to Ireland’s membership of the EU which has expanded to incorporate man y New Member States. Secondly Ireland’s and Cork’s growing economy offered many employment opportunities which has driven inward immigration.
Distribution of Nationalities
The 2016 Census showed that 15.4% of Cork City’s population was classified as “no n- Irish” . There are varying densities of non-Irish across the city with the city centre having the highest density areas with up to 48% non-Irish (North City Docks).
Non-Irish populations:
3% Polish. 1.5% UK.
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0.4% Lithuanian. 5.3% Other EU 28 4.1% Rest of World.
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Not stated 1.5%
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Ethnicity & Culture Background
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