Ireland vs Samoa: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Ireland
3.6 years
in 2023
Samoa
3.56 years
in 2023
Ireland rank
146th
Samoa rank
148th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Ireland
- Samoa
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 3.6 years against 3.56 years in Samoa, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Ireland ranks 146th and Samoa ranks 148th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.32 years | 3.43 years | 1.11 years | Samoa |
| 1960s | 3.32 years | 3.54 years | 0.2191 years | Samoa |
| 1970s | 4.17 years | 3.99 years | 0.1802 years | Ireland |
| 1980s | 4.76 years | 4.48 years | 0.2857 years | Ireland |
| 1990s | 4.61 years | 4.7 years | 0.0869 years | Samoa |
| 2000s | 4.03 years | 4.5 years | 0.4621 years | Samoa |
| 2010s | 3.4 years | 3.81 years | 0.4081 years | Samoa |
| 2020s | 3.43 years | 3.6 years | 0.1777 years | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Ireland or Samoa?
- Ireland, at 3.6 years against 3.56 years in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Ireland and Samoa?
- 0.04 years, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Samoa rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Ireland ranks 146th and Samoa ranks 148th 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.