Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Ireland or Israel?

Israel, at 84.59 years against 84.48 years in Ireland as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Israel?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Israel: Life expectancy by sex

Ireland

84.48 years

in 2023

Israel

84.59 years

in 2023

Ireland rank

33rd

Israel rank

31st

Life expectancy by sex over time

Ireland
Israel

How they compare

Israel currently reports 84.59 years against 84.48 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Israel ahead.

Ireland ranks 33rd and Israel ranks 31st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Israel in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1950s	69.4 years	69.09 years	0.3121 years	Ireland
1960s	72.58 years	71.79 years	0.7906 years	Ireland
1970s	74.24 years	74.1 years	0.1487 years	Ireland
1980s	76.54 years	77.52 years	0.9802 years	Israel
1990s	78.43 years	80.07 years	1.64 years	Israel
2000s	80.99 years	82.3 years	1.31 years	Israel
2010s	83.45 years	84.2 years	0.7516 years	Israel
2020s	84.14 years	84.65 years	0.513 years	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Ireland or Israel?: Israel, at 84.59 years against 84.48 years in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Ireland and Israel?: 0.11 years, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Israel?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Israel rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Ireland ranks 33rd and Israel ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy by sex
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.