Ireland - Life Expectancy 1960
70.2
Ireland's life expectancy was 70.2 in 1960. This was the 21st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1960▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Iceland | 74.0 | - |
| 2nd | Norway | 73.5 | - |
| 3rd | Netherlands | 73.4 | - |
| 4th | San Marino | 73.2 | - |
| 5th | Sweden | 73.0 | - |
| 6th | Channel Islands | 72.5 | - |
| 7th | Denmark | 72.2 | - |
| 8th | Faroe Islands | 72.1 | - |
| 9th | Andorra | 72.1 | - |
| 10th | Monaco | 71.9 | - |
| 11th | Switzerland | 71.3 | - |
| 12th | New Zealand | 71.2 | - |
| 13th | Canada | 71.1 | - |
| 14th | United Kingdom | 71.1 | - |
| 15th | Liechtenstein | 70.9 | - |
| 16th | Australia | 70.8 | - |
| 17th | Greece | 70.4 | - |
| 18th | Czechia | 70.3 | - |
| 19th | Slovak Republic | 70.3 | - |
| 20th | Gibraltar | 70.2 | - |
| 21st | Ireland | 70.2 | - |
| 22nd | France | 69.9 | - |
| 23rd | Lithuania | 69.8 | - |
| 24th | Latvia | 69.8 | - |
| 25th | United States | 69.8 | - |
| 26th | Belgium | 69.7 | - |
| 27th | Ukraine | 69.4 | - |
| 28th | Belarus | 69.3 | - |
| 29th | Bulgaria | 69.2 | - |
| 30th | Italy | 69.1 | - |
| 31st | Spain | 69.1 | - |
| 32nd | European Union | 69.1 | - |
| 33rd | Germany | 69.1 | - |
| 34th | Slovenia | 69.0 | - |
| 35th | Finland | 68.8 | - |
| 36th | Luxembourg | 68.8 | - |
| 37th | Estonia | 68.7 | - |
| 38th | Puerto Rico (US) | 68.6 | - |
| 39th | Austria | 68.6 | - |
| 40th | Malta | 68.3 | - |
| 41st | Hungary | 68.0 | - |
| 42nd | Japan | 67.7 | - |
| 43rd | Uruguay | 67.7 | - |
| 44th | Poland | 67.7 | - |
| 45th | St. Martin (French part) | 67.6 | - |
| 46th | Russian Federation | 67.5 | - |
| 47th | Bermuda | 66.5 | - |
| 48th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 66.4 | - |
| 49th | Romania | 65.9 | - |
| 50th | Croatia | 65.7 | - |
| 51st | Hong Kong SAR, China | 65.7 | - |
| 52nd | Serbia | 65.6 | - |
| 53rd | Singapore | 65.6 | - |
| 54th | Montenegro | 65.5 | - |
| 55th | Curaçao | 65.4 | - |
| 56th | American Samoa | 65.1 | - |
| 57th | Isle of Man | 64.6 | - |
| 58th | Argentina | 64.2 | - |
| 59th | Barbados | 64.1 | - |
| 60th | Aruba | 64.0 | - |
| 61st | Portugal | 64.0 | - |
| 62nd | Lebanon | 63.9 | - |
| 63rd | Jamaica | 63.8 | - |
| 64th | Macao SAR, China | 63.8 | - |
| 65th | Costa Rica | 63.5 | - |
| 66th | Cyprus | 63.3 | - |
| 67th | Cuba | 63.3 | - |
| 68th | Grenada | 63.1 | - |
| 69th | Guam | 62.9 | - |
| 70th | Virgin Islands (US) | 62.7 | - |
| 71st | British Virgin Islands | 62.7 | - |
| 72nd | Antigua and Barbuda | 62.6 | - |
| 73rd | Trinidad and Tobago | 62.5 | - |
| 74th | Bahamas, The | 62.5 | - |
| 75th | Northern Mariana Islands | 61.4 | - |
| 76th | Georgia | 61.3 | - |
| 77th | Sri Lanka | 60.6 | - |
| 78th | Seychelles | 60.5 | - |
| 79th | North Macedonia | 60.5 | - |
| 80th | Panama | 60.3 | - |
| 81st | Paraguay | 60.2 | - |
| 82nd | Dominica | 60.1 | - |
| 83rd | French Polynesia | 59.4 | - |
| 84th | Moldova | 59.4 | - |
| 85th | Kuwait | 59.2 | - |
| 86th | Philippines | 59.2 | - |
| 87th | Armenia | 59.1 | - |
| 88th | Cayman Islands | 58.8 | - |
| 89th | Brunei Darussalam | 58.7 | - |
| 90th | Fiji | 58.6 | - |
| 91st | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 58.6 | - |
| 92nd | Greenland | 58.6 | - |
| 93rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 58.5 | - |
| 94th | Mauritius | 58.5 | - |
| 95th | Tonga | 58.3 | - |
| 96th | Viet Nam | 58.0 | - |
| 97th | Kazakhstan | 57.9 | - |
| 98th | Nauru | 57.9 | - |
| 99th | St. Lucia | 57.9 | - |
| 100th | Qatar | 57.8 | - |
| 101st | Guyana | 57.5 | - |
| 102nd | Belize | 57.4 | - |
| 103rd | Chile | 57.2 | - |
| 104th | Malaysia | 57.2 | - |
| 105th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 56.8 | - |
| 106th | Colombia | 56.6 | - |
| 107th | Suriname | 56.6 | - |
| 108th | Uzbekistan | 56.5 | - |
| 109th | Albania | 56.4 | - |
| 110th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 56.3 | - |
| 111th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 55.8 | - |
| 112th | Samoa | 55.2 | - |
| 113th | Kyrgyz Republic | 55.0 | - |
| 114th | Palau | 54.9 | - |
| 115th | Marshall Islands | 54.4 | - |
| 116th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 54.2 | - |
| 117th | Korea | 53.8 | - |
| 118th | Mexico | 53.6 | - |
| 119th | Zimbabwe | 53.5 | - |
| 120th | Ecuador | 53.4 | - |
| 121st | Brazil | 53.2 | - |
| 122nd | Syrian Arab Republic | 52.7 | - |
| 123rd | Jordan | 52.7 | - |
| 124th | South Africa | 52.6 | - |
| 125th | Tajikistan | 52.5 | - |
| 126th | New Caledonia | 52.3 | - |
| 127th | Turkmenistan | 52.1 | - |
| 128th | Dominican Republic | 51.7 | - |
| 129th | Iraq | 51.5 | - |
| 130th | Botswana | 51.2 | - |
| 131st | Azerbaijan | 50.9 | - |
| 132nd | Türkiye | 50.8 | - |
| 133rd | United Arab Emirates | 50.7 | - |
| 134th | Zambia | 50.6 | - |
| 135th | Bahrain | 50.6 | - |
| 136th | Thailand | 50.6 | - |
| 137th | Peru | 50.6 | - |
| 138th | Lesotho | 50.2 | - |
| 139th | Vanuatu | 49.8 | - |
| 140th | Sudan | 49.6 | - |
| 141st | Cabo Verde | 48.7 | - |
| 142nd | Kosovo | 48.7 | - |
| 143rd | Namibia | 48.5 | - |
| 144th | Kenya | 48.5 | - |
| 145th | El Salvador | 48.3 | - |
| 146th | Tuvalu | 48.3 | - |
| 147th | Kiribati | 48.0 | - |
| 148th | Solomon Islands | 47.7 | - |
| 149th | Congo, Republic of | 47.6 | - |
| 150th | Honduras | 47.1 | - |
| 151st | Rwanda | 47.0 | - |
| 152nd | Ghana | 46.9 | - |
| 153rd | Indonesia | 46.8 | - |
| 154th | Gabon | 46.4 | - |
| 155th | Nicaragua | 46.4 | - |
| 156th | Eswatini | 46.4 | - |
| 157th | Papua New Guinea | 45.8 | - |
| 158th | Guatemala | 45.8 | - |
| 159th | Uganda | 45.6 | - |
| 160th | India | 45.6 | - |
| 161st | Saudi Arabia | 45.3 | - |
| 162nd | Mongolia | 44.5 | - |
| 163rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 44.4 | - |
| 164th | Pakistan | 44.1 | - |
| 165th | Myanmar | 44.1 | - |
| 166th | Tunisia | 44.0 | - |
| 167th | Bangladesh | 44.0 | - |
| 168th | Mauritania | 43.6 | - |
| 169th | São Tomé and Principe | 43.6 | - |
| 170th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 43.5 | - |
| 171st | Togo | 43.5 | - |
| 172nd | Haiti | 43.4 | - |
| 173rd | Djibouti | 43.4 | - |
| 174th | Madagascar | 43.3 | - |
| 175th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 43.3 | - |
| 176th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 43.3 | - |
| 177th | Burundi | 43.3 | - |
| 178th | Equatorial Guinea | 42.7 | - |
| 179th | Tanzania | 42.6 | - |
| 180th | Cambodia | 42.1 | - |
| 181st | Morocco | 41.7 | - |
| 182nd | Mozambique | 41.2 | - |
| 183rd | Lao PDR | 41.0 | - |
| 184th | Algeria | 40.8 | - |
| 185th | Comoros | 40.8 | - |
| 186th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 40.8 | - |
| 187th | Libya | 40.8 | - |
| 188th | Senegal | 39.7 | - |
| 189th | Central African Republic | 39.6 | - |
| 190th | Chad | 39.2 | - |
| 191st | Benin | 38.8 | - |
| 192nd | Nepal | 38.7 | - |
| 193rd | Maldives | 38.2 | - |
| 194th | Liberia | 38.1 | - |
| 195th | Angola | 37.9 | - |
| 196th | Guinea-Bissau | 37.6 | - |
| 197th | Eritrea | 37.4 | - |
| 198th | Côte d'Ivoire | 37.2 | - |
| 199th | Nigeria | 37.2 | - |
| 200th | Guinea | 36.6 | - |
| 201st | Bhutan | 36.4 | - |
| 202nd | Niger | 36.2 | - |
| 203rd | Burkina Faso | 36.1 | - |
| 204th | Oman | 35.4 | - |
| 205th | Malawi | 35.0 | - |
| 206th | Cameroon | 34.7 | - |
| 207th | Gambia, The | 34.6 | - |
| 208th | Yemen, Republic of | 33.5 | - |
| 209th | China | 33.4 | - |
| 210th | Sierra Leone | 33.1 | - |
| 211th | Afghanistan | 32.8 | - |
| 212th | Timor-Leste | 32.4 | - |
| 213th | Mali | 30.5 | - |
| 214th | South Sudan | 28.1 | - |
FAQ
What was Ireland's life expectancy in 1960?▾
Ireland's life expectancy in 1960 was 70.2. This ranked 21st globally.
Which country had the highest life expectancy in 1960?▾
Iceland had the highest life expectancy in 1960 at 74.0.
What is the life expectancy of Ireland in 1960?▾
The life expectancy of Ireland in 1960 was 70.2. This ranked 21st globally.
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