IE · 2016 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Ireland, 2016
Life expectancy by age and sex
83.6
Ireland, 2016
▲ 0.2% vs 2015 (83.4)
Analysis
In 2016, Ireland's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.2% compared to 2015, reaching 83.6.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 83.7.
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 0.7% (from 83.0 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
99.9%
EU-27: 83.7
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec