Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Ireland: Survival to age 65, male

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
73.9%
in 2024
Ireland
89.3%
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
22nd
Ireland rank
25th

Survival to age 65, male over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Ireland
020406080196019922024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 89.3% against 73.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 15.4%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Ireland ranks 25th of 47 groups.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 56.2% 69.6% 13.4% Ireland
1970s 57.2% 70.5% 13.3% Ireland
1980s 59.7% 74.0% 14.3% Ireland
1990s 58.5% 79.0% 20.5% Ireland
2000s 61.9% 83.9% 22.0% Ireland
2010s 69.8% 87.8% 18.0% Ireland
2020s 71.9% 88.9% 17.0% Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Ireland?
Ireland, at 89.3% against 73.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Ireland?
15.4%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Ireland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Ireland rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Ireland ranks 25th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Ireland: Survival to age 65, male. Statizoid, drawing on World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Retrieved 19 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/survival-to-age-65-male-percent-of-cohort/europe-and-central-asia-excluding-high-income/ireland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/survival-to-age-65-male-percent-of-cohort/europe-and-central-asia-excluding-high-income/ireland/">Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Ireland: Survival to age 65, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort)
Unit
% of cohort
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.