Research reveals the number of 'healthy years' Irish people can expect

The estimated healthy life years at birth for females in Ireland is 70.5, the third-highest in the EU, while male healthy life years at birth is 68.6 years, the fourth-highest rate. Picture: David Creedon / Anzenberger

Ireland is among the best in the EU when it comes to the number of years people enjoy in good health, while it is top of the class for producing science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) graduates.

Those are just some of the findings from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) report into measuring Ireland's progress against other European nations in health, education, employment, and environment.