Ireland vs Malta: Life expectancy at birth, female
Ireland
84.7 years
in 2024
Malta
84.8 years
in 2024
Ireland rank
29th
Malta rank
27th
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Ireland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 84.8 years against 84.7 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 29th and Malta ranks 27th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.58 years | 71.22 years | 1.36 years | Ireland |
| 1970s | 74.24 years | 73.69 years | 0.5552 years | Ireland |
| 1980s | 76.54 years | 76.01 years | 0.5274 years | Ireland |
| 1990s | 78.44 years | 79.39 years | 0.9423 years | Malta |
| 2000s | 81.15 years | 81.56 years | 0.41 years | Malta |
| 2010s | 83.56 years | 83.94 years | 0.38 years | Malta |
| 2020s | 84.4 years | 84.56 years | 0.16 years | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Ireland or Malta?
- Malta, at 84.8 years against 84.7 years in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Ireland and Malta?
- 0.1 years, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malta?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Malta rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Ireland ranks 29th and Malta ranks 27th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.