Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Ireland
Ireland: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was 3.3 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Ireland, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 3.3 Years for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Ireland peaked at 6.8 Years in 1978 and was at its lowest, 3.3 Years, in 2022.
Ireland ranks 37th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.8 Years | 3.8 Years | 3.8 Years | 1 |
| 1970s | 5.67 Years | 4.7 Years | 6.8 Years | 3 |
| 1980s | 5.54 Years | 5.4 Years | 5.7 Years | 8 |
| 1990s | 5.55 Years | 5.3 Years | 5.7 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.96 Years | 4.5 Years | 5.4 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.03 Years | 3.6 Years | 4.6 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.48 Years | 3.3 Years | 3.7 Years | 5 |
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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 life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Ireland?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Ireland was 3.3 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8 Years in 1978.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 Years in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Ireland ranks 37th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.