IE · 2016 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Ireland, 2016
Life expectancy by age and sex
81.7
Ireland, 2016
▲ 0.2% vs 2015 (81.5)
Analysis
In 2016, Ireland's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.2% compared to 2015, reaching 81.7.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 80.9.
Ireland ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.0% (from 80.9 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
101.0%
EU-27: 80.9
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec