Ireland vs United Kingdom: Autopsy rate

Ireland

17.9%

in 2002

United Kingdom

15.6%

in 2020

Ireland rank

8th

United Kingdom rank

10th

Autopsy rate over time

Ireland
United Kingdom

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 17.9% against 15.6% in United Kingdom, a difference of 2.3%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

Ireland ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 10th of 39 regions.

Individual pages

Autopsy rate in Ireland
Autopsy rate in United Kingdom
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 2026

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.