Ireland vs World: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
Ireland
83.01 years
in 2024
World
73.48 years
in 2024
Ireland rank
23rd
World rank
21st
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time
- Ireland
- World
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 83.01 years against 73.48 years in World, a difference of 9.53 years.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times World's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 23rd and World ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.45 years | 55.51 years | 14.95 years | Ireland |
| 1970s | 71.59 years | 59.87 years | 11.72 years | Ireland |
| 1980s | 73.63 years | 63.6 years | 10.02 years | Ireland |
| 1990s | 75.59 years | 66.16 years | 9.43 years | Ireland |
| 2000s | 78.61 years | 68.99 years | 9.62 years | Ireland |
| 2010s | 81.48 years | 71.83 years | 9.65 years | Ireland |
| 2020s | 82.61 years | 72.64 years | 9.97 years | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Ireland or World?
- Ireland, at 83.01 years against 73.48 years in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Ireland and World?
- 9.53 years, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and World?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and World rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Ireland ranks 23rd and World 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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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.