IE · 2002 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Ireland, 2002
Life expectancy by age and sex
77.7
Ireland, 2002
▲ 0.6% vs 2001 (77.2)
Analysis
In 2002, Ireland's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.6% compared to 2001, reaching 77.7.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 77.6.
Ireland ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 2.2% (from 76.0 in 1997).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2002
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2002
100.1%
EU-27: 77.6
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec