IE · 2017 · demo_mlexpec

Life expectancy by age and sex

Ireland, 2017

Life expectancy by age and sex
84.0
Ireland, 2017
▲ 0.5% vs 2016 (83.6)
Analysis

In 2017, Ireland's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.5% compared to 2016, reaching 84.0.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 83.6.

Ireland ranks 12th 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 1.1% (from 83.1 in 2012).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
100.5%
EU-27: 83.6
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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