Ireland vs Malta: Life expectancy at birth, total

Ireland
83.01 years
in 2024
Malta
82.96 years
in 2024
Ireland rank
23rd
Malta rank
25th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Ireland
  • Malta
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 83.01 years against 82.96 years in Malta, a difference of 0.0537 years.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.

Globally, Ireland ranks 23rd and Malta ranks 25th 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.