Darren O'Rourke
Question:354. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the life expectancy for both men and women across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10788/26]
View answerWednesday, 11 February 2026
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Total life expectancy in Ireland in 2023 was 82.9 years. For males, life expectancy was 81.1 years and for females it was 84.6 years. In 2023, Ireland's life expectancy was above the EU average and was the seventh highest among the 27 EU member states.
Life expectancy in Ireland has increased. A decade earlier (2014) total life expectancy was 81.4 years, for males it was 79.3 years and for females it was 83.6 years.
Data on life expectancy at a sub-national level (for NUTS2 regions) for 2023 is given in the Table below.
Table 1: Life expectancy at birth by sex, NUTS2 regions, 2023
|
NUTS2 Region Code |
Region Name |
Males |
Females |
Total |
|
|
|
Years |
Years |
Years |
|
IE0 |
Ireland |
81.1 |
84.6 |
82.9 |
|
IE04 |
Northern and Western |
80.9 |
84.9 |
82.9 |
|
IE05 |
Southern |
80.6 |
84.1 |
82.3 |
|
IE06 |
Eastern and Midland |
81.6 |
85.0 |
83.3 |
Source: Eurostat database [https://doi.org/10.2908/DEMO_R_MLIFEXP]
2023 is the latest data available for life expectancy in Ireland. Data is sourced from Eurostat and can be accessed here [https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Mortality_and_life_expectancy_statistics].