Healthy life expectancy at birth in Ireland
Ireland: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 70 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
70
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
17th
of 185 countries
All-time high
70.48
in 2019
All-time low
66.32
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000β2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Ireland, 2000β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 70 for healthy life expectancy at birth in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Ireland peaked at 70.48 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66.32, in 2000.
That places Ireland 17th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.68 | 66.32 | 68.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.79 | 69.17 | 70.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.05 | 70 | 70.1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More health data for Ireland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.89 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,122 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 20 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1621 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.505 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Ireland?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Ireland was 70 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 70.48 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.32 in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Ireland ranks 17th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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