Ireland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: How do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy?

Ireland
0.8913 years
in 2017
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.8133 years
in 2018
Ireland rank
20th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
22nd

How do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy? over time

  • Ireland
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.8913 years against 0.8133 years in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.078 years.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 20th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 22nd of 33 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1950s 0.1963 years 0.3354 years 0.1391 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1960s 0.2707 years 0.4303 years 0.1597 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 0.3544 years 0.5517 years 0.1973 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0.5547 years 0.7509 years 0.1963 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 0.7402 years 0.8692 years 0.129 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.9395 years 0.8817 years 0.0578 years Ireland
2010s 0.9793 years 0.8595 years 0.1198 years Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy?, Ireland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Ireland, at 0.8913 years against 0.8133 years in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2017.
What is the difference in how do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy? between Ireland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.078 years, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
68 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2017.
How do Ireland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for how do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy??
Ireland ranks 20th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 22nd of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Zarulli et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How do death rates in each age group contribute to the overall sex gap in life expectancy?
Unit
years
Source
Zarulli et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
33 places, 3,442 data points, 1751–2019
Last refreshed

The sex gap in life expectancy arises from sex differences in death rates across the lifespan. This indicator shows the number of years that a given age group's death rates have contributed to the overall sex gap in life expectancy.