Survival to age 65, male in Ireland
Ireland: Survival to age 65, male was 89.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in Ireland, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival to age 65, male in Ireland is 89.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Ireland peaked at 89.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 1964.
That places Ireland 25th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, male in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.1% | — |
| 1961 | 69.1% | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 69.1% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 69.4% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 69.0% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 69.7% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 69.3% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 70.9% | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 69.7% | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 69.7% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 69.4% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 70.7% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 69.4% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 69.9% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 70.1% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 70.9% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 71.4% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 71.4% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 70.8% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 70.8% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 71.5% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 72.6% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 73.3% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 72.7% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 73.8% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 73.8% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 74.4% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 75.5% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 76.0% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 76.5% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 77.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 78.9% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 78.4% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 79.1% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 79.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 79.5% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 80.1% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 81.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 82.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 83.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 83.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 85.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 86.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 86.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 87.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 88.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 88.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 89.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.6% | 69.0% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.5% | 69.4% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.0% | 71.5% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.0% | 76.9% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 81.1% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 86.5% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 88.3% | 89.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in Ireland?
- Survival to age 65, male in Ireland was 89.3% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, male recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 1964.
- How does Ireland rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Ireland ranks 25th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.