Ireland vs Norway: Life expectancy at birth, male
Ireland
81.4 years
in 2024
Norway
81.6 years
in 2024
Ireland rank
14th
Norway rank
13th
Life expectancy at birth, male over time
- Ireland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 81.6 years against 81.4 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.2 years.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 14th and Norway ranks 13th of 217 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.43 years | 71.13 years | 2.7 years | Norway |
| 1970s | 69.06 years | 71.7 years | 2.65 years | Norway |
| 1980s | 70.86 years | 72.8 years | 1.94 years | Norway |
| 1990s | 72.87 years | 74.74 years | 1.87 years | Norway |
| 2000s | 76.19 years | 77.41 years | 1.22 years | Norway |
| 2010s | 79.5 years | 80.2 years | 0.7 years | Norway |
| 2020s | 80.9 years | 81.46 years | 0.56 years | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Ireland or Norway?
- Norway, at 81.6 years against 81.4 years in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Ireland and Norway?
- 0.2 years, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Ireland ranks 14th and Norway ranks 13th 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, male (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.