IE · 2019 · tps00208
Life expectancy at birth by sex
Ireland, 2019
Life expectancy at birth by sex
169.4%
Ireland, 2019
▲ 0.7% vs 2018 (168.2%)
Analysis
In 2019, Ireland's life expectancy at birth by sex increased by 0.7% compared to 2018, reaching 169.4%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 168.0%.
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 1.4% (from 167.0% in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00208, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
100.8%
EU-27: 168.0%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00208