Australia vs Ireland: Life expectancy at birth, total

Australia
83.05 years
in 2024
Ireland
83.01 years
in 2024
Australia rank
22nd
Ireland rank
23rd

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Australia
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 83.05 years against 83.01 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.0414 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Globally, Australia ranks 22nd and Ireland ranks 23rd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.