Czechia vs Ireland: Autopsy rate

Czechia
13.7%
in 2020
Ireland
17.9%
in 2002
Czechia rank
11th
Ireland rank
8th

Autopsy rate over time

  • Czechia
  • Ireland
010203040197019952020

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 17.9% against 13.7% in Czechia, a difference of 4.2%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times Czechia's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Czechia has been ahead every year.

Czechia ranks 11th and Ireland ranks 8th of 39 countries.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Autopsy rate
Unit
%
Source
Paratz et al. (2023); World Health Organization (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
39 places, 1,121 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

The share of all deaths for which an autopsy was performed. Autopsies may be used to determine the cause of sudden deaths; when there is a lack of doctors and nurses, medical records, or death certificate training; or for other legal or cultural reasons.