Ireland vs New Zealand: Life expectancy
Ireland
82.47 years
in 2020
New Zealand
82.74 years
in 2020
Ireland rank
11th
New Zealand rank
9th
Life expectancy over time
- Ireland
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 82.74 years against 82.47 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.27 years.
Across all 24 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 11th and New Zealand ranks 9th of 162 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 42.34 years | 51.62 years | 9.28 years | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 45.35 years | 53.61 years | 8.26 years | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 46.89 years | 55.6 years | 8.71 years | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 49.45 years | 58.38 years | 8.93 years | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 53.85 years | 61.23 years | 7.38 years | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 57.81 years | 64.82 years | 7.02 years | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 58.91 years | 65.65 years | 6.74 years | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 66.78 years | 69.87 years | 3.08 years | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 70.41 years | 71.22 years | 0.81 years | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 71.26 years | 71.71 years | 0.45 years | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 73.05 years | 73.37 years | 0.32 years | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 75.16 years | 76.11 years | 0.9463 years | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 77.73 years | 79.37 years | 1.64 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 80.97 years | 81.54 years | 0.5697 years | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 82.47 years | 82.74 years | 0.272 years | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Ireland or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 82.74 years against 82.47 years in Ireland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Ireland and New Zealand?
- 0.27 years, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for life expectancy?
- Ireland ranks 11th and New Zealand ranks 9th 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.