Following a request from the Health Service Executive, HIQA carried out an analysis of spatial patterns of respiratory mortality in the HSE Mid-West region. The HSE Mid-West comprises Clare, Limerick and Tipperary North. The analysis used small area data on respiratory mortality from 2011 to 2015 to examine the factors associated with variation in mortality.

There is a strong association between respiratory mortality in the HSE Mid-West and deprivation. Areas with higher levels of deprivation experience higher respiratory mortality rates.