Findings of the National End of Life Survey | 2023
Table B. Respondent characteristics nationally by sex, age and ethnic group
Group Sex Males
Number of participants
Percentage (%)
1,390 2,981
31.7 68.0
Females
Other
3 7
0.1 0.2
Prefer not to say
Age group 18-29 years 30-39 years 40-49 years 50-59 years 60-69 years 70-79 years 80-89 years 90+ years
32
0.7 3.1
136 638
14.6 32.1 27.1 15.2
1406 1187
666 293
6.7 0.6
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Ethnic group* Irish Irish traveller
4,215
96.1
2 2
0.1 0.1 3.2 0.1
Roma
Any other white background
142
African Chinese
2 1 5 3 1 2
0.02
Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi Any other Asian background
0.1 0.1
Arabic Mixed Other
0.02
0.1 0.3
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*199 did not indicate an ethnic group Of the people who died, 47.8% were male and 52.0% were female. People aged 80 to 89 years accounted for 38.0% of survey respondents, with 23.8% aged 90 years or older. The vast majority of respondents (95.6%) indicated the person that died had a white, Irish ethnic background. Tables C summarises the characteristics of the person who died by sex, age and ethnic group.
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