Canada vs Ireland: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Canada
3.65 years
in 2023
Ireland
3.6 years
in 2023
Canada rank
143rd
Ireland rank
146th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Canada
- Ireland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.65 years against 3.6 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 143rd and Ireland ranks 146th of 236 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.68 years | 2.32 years | 1.36 years | Canada |
| 1960s | 4.91 years | 3.32 years | 1.59 years | Canada |
| 1970s | 5.78 years | 4.17 years | 1.61 years | Canada |
| 1980s | 5.67 years | 4.76 years | 0.9073 years | Canada |
| 1990s | 4.95 years | 4.61 years | 0.3418 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 4.09 years | 4.03 years | 0.051 years | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.54 years | 3.4 years | 0.1349 years | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.98 years | 3.43 years | 0.5552 years | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Canada or Ireland?
- Canada, at 3.65 years against 3.6 years in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Canada and Ireland?
- 0.05 years, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Canada ranks 143rd and Ireland ranks 146th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.