Ireland vs United Arab Emirates: Life expectancy at birth, total

Ireland
83.01 years
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
83.07 years
in 2024
Ireland rank
23rd
United Arab Emirates rank
21st

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Ireland
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 83.07 years against 83.01 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 23rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 21st of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 70.45 years 55.1 years 15.35 years Ireland
1970s 71.59 years 64.52 years 7.07 years Ireland
1980s 73.63 years 69.8 years 3.83 years Ireland
1990s 75.59 years 72.02 years 3.58 years Ireland
2000s 78.61 years 79.92 years 1.31 years United Arab Emirates
2010s 81.48 years 82.13 years 0.6536 years United Arab Emirates
2020s 82.61 years 81.5 years 1.11 years Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Ireland or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 83.07 years against 83.01 years in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Ireland and United Arab Emirates?
0.06 years, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Arab Emirates?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ireland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Ireland ranks 23rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.