Cancer-related deaths twice as likely in 2023 than in 1922, CSO data reveals

The analysis found 2,523 people died of cancer in 1922, compared to 10,221 in 2023. File picture: Dan Linehan

While life expectancy in Ireland has vastly improved from a century ago, the number of cancer-related deaths has increased fourfold in the 100 years since.

That is according to new figures from the CSO, which compared the differences in life expectancy and causes of death in Ireland from 1922 to 2023.