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Ireland: Life Expectancy

Male Female
80.2
83.5
Total World Rank
81.8
18

According to the latest WHO data published in 2020 life expectancy in Ireland is: Male 80.2, female 83.5 and total life expectancy is 81.8 which gives Ireland a World Life Expectancy ranking of 18. You can see the leading causes of death data and rankings for Ireland by clicking on the links below or select the full country health profile at the bottom of the page.

Leading Causes of Death Ireland
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Life Expectancy
1. Coronary Heart Disease
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
3. Lung Cancers
4. Lung Disease
5. Stroke
6. Breast Cancer
7. Prostate Cancer
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10. Suicide
11. Ovary Cancer
12. Pancreas Cancer
13. Lymphomas
   
14. Kidney Disease
15. Parkinson's Disease
16. Oesophagus Cancer
17. Diabetes Mellitus
18. Stomach Cancer
19. Liver Disease
20. Liver Cancer
21. Leukemia
22. Drug Use
23. Congenital Anomalies
24. Endocrine Disorders
25. Inflammatory/Heart
26. Skin Cancers
   
27. Falls
28. Cervical Cancer
29. Uterin Cancer
30. Bladder Cancer
31. Road Traffic Accidents
32. Other Neoplasms
33. Oral Cancer
34. Other Injuries
35. Hypertension
36. Low Birth Weight
37. Epilepsy
38. Multiple Sclerosis
39. Drownings
   
40. Alcohol
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
42. Violence
43. Asthma
44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
45. Skin Disease
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
47. Diarrhoeal diseases
48. Fires
49. Hepatitis C
50. Anemia

See full health profile and world rankings for Ireland here:  Ireland Health Profile

Data Source: WHO Publish Date 2020