Ireland · Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)
81.6 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Life expectancy at birth (years).
Life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes, under the mortality rates of the reference year.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled period life-table estimates based on sex- and age-specific mortality.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: biennial. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 22 rows
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| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2000 | 76.41796785 | 76.3775395 | 76.52841252 | — |
| Ireland | 2001 | 77.04413457 | 77.00014439 | 77.16347329 | — |
| Ireland | 2002 | 77.48003704 | 77.44793308 | 77.58278211 | — |
| Ireland | 2003 | 78.02379273 | 78.00341512 | 78.12926118 | — |
| Ireland | 2004 | 78.39305519 | 78.3716057 | 78.49634357 | — |
| Ireland | 2005 | 78.82008327 | 78.78539398 | 78.91740179 | — |
| Ireland | 2006 | 79.06563288 | 79.03336391 | 79.1668498 | — |
| Ireland | 2007 | 79.35545225 | 79.32897393 | 79.46231372 | — |
| Ireland | 2008 | 79.58286978 | 79.5598491 | 79.67541809 | — |
| Ireland | 2009 | 79.53106576 | 79.50310161 | 79.63331167 | — |
| Ireland | 2010 | 80.6170111 | 80.58925955 | 80.71739596 | — |
| Ireland | 2011 | 80.38545702 | 80.35942107 | 80.48142564 | — |
| Ireland | 2012 | 80.49448401 | 80.46507275 | 80.58908821 | — |
| Ireland | 2013 | 80.71347486 | 80.67795812 | 80.81061167 | — |
| Ireland | 2014 | 81.05218065 | 81.02812221 | 81.15390157 | — |
| Ireland | 2015 | 81.13790588 | 81.11163332 | 81.243895 | — |
| Ireland | 2016 | 81.40605545 | 81.36233803 | 81.51413934 | — |
| Ireland | 2017 | 81.60361469 | 81.55641399 | 81.70466957 | — |
| Ireland | 2018 | 81.71153553 | 81.66686872 | 81.82826176 | — |
| Ireland | 2019 | 81.93976292 | 81.9010427 | 82.06240305 | — |
| Ireland | 2020 | 81.69720975 | 81.6559373 | 81.79796436 | — |
| Ireland | 2021 | 81.60162902 | 81.56007319 | 81.70135824 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.