Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Ireland or New Zealand?

New Zealand, at 80.41 years against 80.37 years in Ireland as of 2023.

What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Ireland and New Zealand?

0.04 years, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs New Zealand: Male life expectancy at birth

Ireland

80.37 years

in 2023

New Zealand

80.41 years

in 2023

Ireland rank

32nd

New Zealand rank

31st

Male life expectancy at birth over time

Ireland
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 80.41 years against 80.37 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.

Ireland ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 31st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	66.34 years	67.87 years	1.53 years	New Zealand
1960s	68.43 years	68.39 years	0.0394 years	Ireland
1970s	69.06 years	69 years	0.061 years	Ireland
1980s	70.86 years	70.97 years	0.1093 years	New Zealand
1990s	72.87 years	74.05 years	1.18 years	New Zealand
2000s	76.08 years	77.34 years	1.26 years	New Zealand
2010s	79.41 years	79.69 years	0.273 years	New Zealand
2020s	80.24 years	80.32 years	0.0815 years	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Ireland or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 80.41 years against 80.37 years in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Ireland and New Zealand?: 0.04 years, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for male life expectancy at birth?: Ireland ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Male life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.