Ireland vs Small states: Survival to age 65, male
Ireland
89.3%
in 2024
Small states
72.6%
in 2024
Ireland rank
25th
Small states rank
28th
Survival to age 65, male over time
- Ireland
- Small states
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 89.3% against 72.6% in Small states, a difference of 16.7%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Small states's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 25th and Small states ranks 28th of 218 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.6% | 51.5% | 18.1% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 70.5% | 53.8% | 16.7% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 74.0% | 57.0% | 17.0% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 79.0% | 59.3% | 19.7% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 63.4% | 20.5% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 68.8% | 19.0% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 70.7% | 18.2% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Ireland or Small states?
- Ireland, at 89.3% against 72.6% in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Ireland and Small states?
- 16.7%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Small states?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Small states rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
- Ireland ranks 25th and Small states ranks 28th of 218 countries.
- 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.
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About this data
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.