Life expectancy vs. health spending in Ireland
Ireland: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 82.41 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
82.41 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
28th
of 236 countries
All-time high
82.41 years
in 2023
All-time low
64.75 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Ireland, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Ireland is 82.41 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Ireland peaked at 82.41 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.75 years, in 1951.
That places Ireland 28th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Ireland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 65.58 years | — |
| 1951 | 64.75 years | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 67.17 years | +3.7% |
| 1953 | 67.91 years | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 68.01 years | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 68 years | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 68.96 years | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 69 years | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 69.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 69.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 70.17 years | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 69.64 years | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 69.95 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 70.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 70.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 70.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 70.16 years | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 71.2 years | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 70.88 years | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 70.8 years | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 70.83 years | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 71.62 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 70.95 years | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 71.17 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 71.11 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 71.69 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 71.8 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 71.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 71.93 years | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 72.18 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 72.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 72.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 73.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 73.18 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 73.62 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 73.56 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 73.61 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 74.41 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 74.42 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 74.45 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 74.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 75.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 75.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 75.29 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 75.8 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 75.47 years | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 75.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 75.98 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 76.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 76.09 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 76.53 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 77.1 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 77.59 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 78.1 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 78.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 78.91 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 79.15 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 79.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 79.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 80.6 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 80.73 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 80.85 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 81.06 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 81.41 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 82.1 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 82.12 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.41 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.39 years | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 81.86 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 82.05 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 82.41 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.81 years | 64.75 years | 69.42 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.41 years | 69.64 years | 71.2 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.52 years | 70.83 years | 72.18 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.58 years | 72.54 years | 74.45 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.59 years | 74.84 years | 76.19 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.53 years | 76.53 years | 80.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.45 years | 80.6 years | 82.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.18 years | 81.86 years | 82.41 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Ireland?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Ireland was 82.41 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 82.41 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.75 years in 1951.
- How does Ireland rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Ireland ranks 28th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.