IE · 2016 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Ireland, 2016
Life expectancy by age and sex
79.8
Ireland, 2016
▲ 0.3% vs 2015 (79.6)
Analysis
In 2016, Ireland's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.3% compared to 2015, reaching 79.8.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 78.0.
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 1.5% (from 78.6 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
102.3%
EU-27: 78.0
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec