Eritrea vs Ireland: Sex gap in life expectancy
Eritrea
4.15 years
in 2023
Ireland
4.11 years
in 2023
Eritrea rank
169th
Ireland rank
172nd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Eritrea
- Ireland
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 4.15 years against 4.11 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 169th and Ireland ranks 172nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.94 years | 3.06 years | 0.875 years | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 4.12 years | 4.16 years | 0.0345 years | Ireland |
| 1970s | 4.96 years | 5.19 years | 0.2293 years | Ireland |
| 1980s | 4.89 years | 5.68 years | 0.7924 years | Ireland |
| 1990s | 5.76 years | 5.56 years | 0.1921 years | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 3.55 years | 4.91 years | 1.36 years | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3.99 years | 4.04 years | 0.051 years | Ireland |
| 2020s | 4.27 years | 3.9 years | 0.3729 years | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Eritrea or Ireland?
- Eritrea, at 4.15 years against 4.11 years in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Eritrea and Ireland?
- 0.04 years, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ireland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Ireland rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Eritrea ranks 169th and Ireland ranks 172nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. 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.