IE · 2015 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Ireland, 2015
Life expectancy by age and sex
79.6
Ireland, 2015
▲ 0.4% vs 2014 (79.3)
Analysis
In 2015, Ireland's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.4% compared to 2014, reaching 79.6.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 77.7.
Ireland ranks 8th 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 1.4% (from 78.5 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
102.4%
EU-27: 77.7
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec