In 2016 the life expectancy in Ireland increased to 81.7 years.
That year, the life expectancy for women was 83.6 years and for men 79.8 years.Ireland’s position improvened with respect to the 194 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 23th in 2015 to 22th in 2016.
If we look at the change in life expectancy in Ireland over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2015, when it was 81.5 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2006, when it was 79.3 years.
In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Ireland. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Ireland in Irish economy.