Ireland vs Upper middle income: Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Ireland
81.4 years
in 2024
Upper middle income
73.25 years
in 2024
Ireland rank
14th
Upper middle income rank
11th
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) over time
- Ireland
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 81.4 years against 73.25 years in Upper middle income, a difference of 8.15 years.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 218 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.43 years | 50.67 years | 17.75 years | Ireland |
| 1970s | 69.06 years | 57.98 years | 11.08 years | Ireland |
| 1980s | 70.86 years | 62.79 years | 8.07 years | Ireland |
| 1990s | 72.87 years | 66.25 years | 6.63 years | Ireland |
| 2000s | 76.19 years | 69.33 years | 6.86 years | Ireland |
| 2010s | 79.5 years | 72 years | 7.5 years | Ireland |
| 2020s | 80.9 years | 72.63 years | 8.27 years | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Ireland or Upper middle income?
- Ireland, at 81.4 years against 73.25 years in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Ireland and Upper middle income?
- 8.15 years, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Upper middle income rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Ireland ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 218 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.