IE · 2016 · tps00208
Life expectancy at birth by sex
Ireland, 2016
Life expectancy at birth by sex
167.2%
Ireland, 2016
▲ 0.2% vs 2015 (166.8%)
Analysis
In 2016, Ireland's life expectancy at birth by sex increased by 0.2% compared to 2015, reaching 167.2%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 167.4%.
Ireland ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00208, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
99.9%
EU-27: 167.4%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00208