Ireland vs Israel: Life expectancy
Ireland
82.47 years
in 2020
Israel
82.36 years
in 2020
Ireland rank
11th
Israel rank
14th
Life expectancy over time
- Ireland
- Israel
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 82.47 years against 82.36 years in Israel, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Israel ahead.
Ireland ranks 11th and Israel ranks 14th of 162 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 66.78 years | 69.46 years | 2.67 years | Israel |
| 1960s | 70.41 years | 71.37 years | 0.968 years | Israel |
| 1970s | 71.26 years | 72.33 years | 1.08 years | Israel |
| 1980s | 73.05 years | 74.68 years | 1.62 years | Israel |
| 1990s | 75.16 years | 77.41 years | 2.25 years | Israel |
| 2000s | 77.73 years | 79.57 years | 1.84 years | Israel |
| 2010s | 80.97 years | 81.92 years | 0.9527 years | Israel |
| 2020s | 82.47 years | 82.36 years | 0.1101 years | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Ireland or Israel?
- Ireland, at 82.47 years against 82.36 years in Israel as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Ireland and Israel?
- 0.11 years, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Israel?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Ireland and Israel rank globally for life expectancy?
- Ireland ranks 11th and Israel ranks 14th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.