IE · 2019 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Ireland, 2019
Life expectancy by age and sex
80.8
Ireland, 2019
▲ 0.5% vs 2018 (80.4)
Analysis
In 2019, Ireland's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.5% compared to 2018, reaching 80.8.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 78.5.
Ireland ranks 5th 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 1.9% (from 79.3 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
102.9%
EU-27: 78.5
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec