IE · 2017 · tps00208

Life expectancy at birth by sex

Ireland, 2017

Life expectancy at birth by sex
168.0%
Ireland, 2017
▲ 0.5% vs 2016 (167.2%)
Analysis

In 2017, Ireland's life expectancy at birth by sex increased by 0.5% compared to 2016, reaching 168.0%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 167.2%.

Ireland ranks 11th 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 166.2% in 2012).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00208, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
100.5%
EU-27: 167.2%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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