Ireland - Life Expectancy 1962
70.0
+0.3 from 1961
Ireland's life expectancy was 70.0 in 1962, increased +0.3 from 69.7 in 1961. This was the 25th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1962▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Iceland | 73.7 | 0.3% |
| 2nd | San Marino | 73.5 | 0.2% |
| 3rd | Norway | 73.4 | -0.1% |
| 4th | Sweden | 73.4 | -0.2% |
| 5th | Netherlands | 73.3 | -0.4% |
| 6th | Faroe Islands | 73.2 | 0.6% |
| 7th | Andorra | 73.0 | 0.6% |
| 8th | Monaco | 72.4 | 0.4% |
| 9th | Denmark | 72.3 | -0.2% |
| 10th | Israel | 72.1 | 0.1% |
| 11th | Channel Islands | 72.0 | 0.6% |
| 12th | Canada | 71.4 | 0.0% |
| 13th | New Zealand | 71.2 | 0.3% |
| 14th | Switzerland | 71.2 | -0.6% |
| 15th | Australia | 70.9 | 0.0% |
| 16th | United Kingdom | 70.9 | 0.1% |
| 17th | Liechtenstein | 70.8 | -0.1% |
| 18th | Ukraine | 70.4 | 0.5% |
| 19th | France | 70.3 | 0.3% |
| 20th | Slovak Republic | 70.3 | -0.6% |
| 21st | Greece | 70.2 | -0.1% |
| 22nd | Belgium | 70.2 | -0.4% |
| 23rd | Gibraltar | 70.2 | 0.0% |
| 24th | United States | 70.1 | -0.2% |
| 25th | Ireland | 70.0 | 0.4% |
| 26th | Germany | 69.8 | 0.2% |
| 27th | Czechia | 69.8 | -1.0% |
| 28th | Spain | 69.5 | 0.1% |
| 29th | Bulgaria | 69.5 | -1.0% |
| 30th | Belarus | 69.5 | -0.4% |
| 31st | Latvia | 69.4 | -0.9% |
| 32nd | Austria | 69.3 | -0.4% |
| 33rd | Estonia | 69.3 | 0.3% |
| 34th | European Union | 69.3 | -0.2% |
| 35th | Italy | 69.1 | -0.9% |
| 36th | Lithuania | 69.1 | -1.4% |
| 37th | Malta | 69.1 | 1.1% |
| 38th | Slovenia | 69.0 | 0.0% |
| 39th | Puerto Rico (US) | 68.9 | 0.5% |
| 40th | Japan | 68.6 | 0.4% |
| 41st | Finland | 68.6 | -0.4% |
| 42nd | Luxembourg | 68.4 | -1.0% |
| 43rd | St. Martin (French part) | 68.2 | 0.4% |
| 44th | Uruguay | 67.9 | 0.1% |
| 45th | Bermuda | 67.9 | 0.5% |
| 46th | Hungary | 67.9 | -1.6% |
| 47th | Russian Federation | 67.7 | -0.1% |
| 48th | Poland | 67.4 | -0.5% |
| 49th | Croatia | 67.1 | 1.1% |
| 50th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 67.1 | 0.6% |
| 51st | Serbia | 66.9 | 1.1% |
| 52nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 66.9 | 0.7% |
| 53rd | Singapore | 66.4 | 0.6% |
| 54th | Montenegro | 66.2 | 0.4% |
| 55th | Curaçao | 66.0 | 0.4% |
| 56th | American Samoa | 66.0 | 0.5% |
| 57th | Barbados | 65.7 | 1.0% |
| 58th | Romania | 65.3 | -0.9% |
| 59th | Macao SAR, China | 64.9 | 0.9% |
| 60th | Cyprus | 64.7 | 1.0% |
| 61st | Jamaica | 64.6 | 0.6% |
| 62nd | Argentina | 64.6 | 0.0% |
| 63rd | Aruba | 64.6 | 0.6% |
| 64th | Lebanon | 64.6 | 0.5% |
| 65th | Isle of Man | 64.4 | 0.0% |
| 66th | Cuba | 64.4 | 1.0% |
| 67th | Costa Rica | 64.2 | 0.6% |
| 68th | Portugal | 64.2 | 2.4% |
| 69th | Antigua and Barbuda | 64.0 | 1.0% |
| 70th | British Virgin Islands | 63.8 | 0.9% |
| 71st | Grenada | 63.8 | 0.3% |
| 72nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 63.4 | 0.7% |
| 73rd | Guam | 63.3 | 0.2% |
| 74th | Bahamas, The | 63.2 | 0.6% |
| 75th | Virgin Islands (US) | 62.7 | -0.7% |
| 76th | Georgia | 62.1 | 0.6% |
| 77th | Northern Mariana Islands | 62.0 | 0.5% |
| 78th | Dominica | 61.9 | 1.4% |
| 79th | Sri Lanka | 61.6 | 0.8% |
| 80th | Panama | 61.4 | 0.8% |
| 81st | Kuwait | 61.3 | 1.7% |
| 82nd | Paraguay | 60.8 | 0.5% |
| 83rd | Seychelles | 60.7 | 0.1% |
| 84th | Mauritius | 60.4 | 1.5% |
| 85th | Moldova | 60.3 | 0.7% |
| 86th | French Polynesia | 60.2 | 0.6% |
| 87th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 60.1 | 1.4% |
| 88th | Cayman Islands | 60.1 | 1.1% |
| 89th | Greenland | 60.0 | 1.0% |
| 90th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 59.9 | 1.1% |
| 91st | Armenia | 59.9 | 0.7% |
| 92nd | St. Lucia | 59.9 | 1.3% |
| 93rd | Philippines | 59.8 | 0.5% |
| 94th | Fiji | 59.7 | 0.9% |
| 95th | Tonga | 59.3 | 0.9% |
| 96th | North Macedonia | 59.3 | -4.0% |
| 97th | Qatar | 59.2 | 1.2% |
| 98th | Malaysia | 58.9 | 1.4% |
| 99th | Brunei Darussalam | 58.8 | -0.9% |
| 100th | Belize | 58.7 | 10.9% |
| 101st | Albania | 58.5 | 1.7% |
| 102nd | Kazakhstan | 58.4 | 0.4% |
| 103rd | Guyana | 58.3 | 0.7% |
| 104th | Viet Nam | 58.2 | -0.4% |
| 105th | Nauru | 58.0 | 0.0% |
| 106th | Suriname | 58.0 | 1.3% |
| 107th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 57.8 | 0.9% |
| 108th | Chile | 57.8 | 0.9% |
| 109th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 57.7 | 1.1% |
| 110th | Colombia | 57.7 | 0.9% |
| 111th | Uzbekistan | 57.2 | 0.6% |
| 112th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 57.0 | 1.0% |
| 113th | Samoa | 56.3 | 1.0% |
| 114th | Kyrgyz Republic | 55.6 | 0.6% |
| 115th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 55.4 | 1.2% |
| 116th | Palau | 55.4 | 0.5% |
| 117th | Marshall Islands | 55.2 | 0.9% |
| 118th | Mexico | 55.1 | 1.2% |
| 119th | Korea | 55.1 | 1.1% |
| 120th | Ecuador | 54.7 | 1.2% |
| 121st | Jordan | 54.6 | 1.8% |
| 122nd | Syrian Arab Republic | 54.6 | 1.7% |
| 123rd | Zimbabwe | 54.5 | 0.9% |
| 124th | Brazil | 54.0 | 0.8% |
| 125th | Bahrain | 53.9 | 3.1% |
| 126th | New Caledonia | 53.8 | 1.4% |
| 127th | South Africa | 53.6 | 0.9% |
| 128th | Iraq | 53.5 | 2.2% |
| 129th | Tajikistan | 53.4 | 0.8% |
| 130th | Dominican Republic | 53.2 | 1.4% |
| 131st | Turkmenistan | 52.9 | 0.7% |
| 132nd | United Arab Emirates | 52.5 | 1.8% |
| 133rd | Türkiye | 52.3 | 1.5% |
| 134th | Botswana | 52.3 | 1.0% |
| 135th | Azerbaijan | 52.1 | 1.2% |
| 136th | Peru | 51.5 | 0.7% |
| 137th | Thailand | 51.4 | 0.7% |
| 138th | Zambia | 51.3 | 0.6% |
| 139th | China | 51.0 | 26.9% |
| 140th | Vanuatu | 50.9 | 1.1% |
| 141st | Sudan | 50.4 | 0.9% |
| 142nd | Lesotho | 50.3 | 0.1% |
| 143rd | Cabo Verde | 50.2 | 1.7% |
| 144th | Kenya | 50.1 | 1.6% |
| 145th | Namibia | 50.0 | 1.5% |
| 146th | Tuvalu | 49.8 | 1.5% |
| 147th | Kiribati | 49.0 | 1.2% |
| 148th | Congo, Republic of | 49.0 | 1.4% |
| 149th | Solomon Islands | 49.0 | 1.5% |
| 150th | El Salvador | 49.0 | 0.8% |
| 151st | Honduras | 48.6 | 2.0% |
| 152nd | Kosovo | 48.4 | -3.0% |
| 153rd | Indonesia | 48.1 | 1.6% |
| 154th | Nicaragua | 48.0 | 1.5% |
| 155th | Rwanda | 47.8 | 0.7% |
| 156th | Gabon | 47.8 | 1.4% |
| 157th | Ghana | 47.3 | 0.4% |
| 158th | Eswatini | 47.1 | 0.8% |
| 159th | São Tomé and Principe | 46.8 | 3.7% |
| 160th | Uganda | 46.8 | 1.2% |
| 161st | Papua New Guinea | 46.7 | 0.6% |
| 162nd | Guatemala | 46.5 | 0.8% |
| 163rd | Saudi Arabia | 46.5 | 1.3% |
| 164th | Mongolia | 46.2 | 1.9% |
| 165th | India | 46.1 | 0.7% |
| 166th | Pakistan | 45.9 | 2.0% |
| 167th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 45.8 | 1.5% |
| 168th | Bangladesh | 45.8 | 2.0% |
| 169th | Tunisia | 45.6 | 2.9% |
| 170th | Myanmar | 45.3 | 1.5% |
| 171st | Mauritania | 45.0 | 1.7% |
| 172nd | Morocco | 44.2 | 1.2% |
| 173rd | Haiti | 44.2 | 0.8% |
| 174th | Madagascar | 44.2 | 0.9% |
| 175th | Djibouti | 44.1 | 0.7% |
| 176th | Libya | 44.1 | 4.0% |
| 177th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 44.0 | 0.9% |
| 178th | Togo | 44.0 | 0.6% |
| 179th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 44.0 | 0.7% |
| 180th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 43.8 | -0.3% |
| 181st | Burundi | 43.5 | 0.3% |
| 182nd | Equatorial Guinea | 43.3 | 0.6% |
| 183rd | Tanzania | 43.2 | 0.9% |
| 184th | Cambodia | 43.1 | 1.2% |
| 185th | Cameroon | 42.6 | 21.1% |
| 186th | Lao PDR | 42.3 | 2.2% |
| 187th | Mozambique | 41.8 | 0.6% |
| 188th | Comoros | 41.5 | 0.9% |
| 189th | Central African Republic | 40.6 | 1.3% |
| 190th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 40.4 | 0.6% |
| 191st | Senegal | 39.7 | 0.1% |
| 192nd | Benin | 39.6 | 1.0% |
| 193rd | Chad | 39.6 | 0.5% |
| 194th | Algeria | 39.5 | -3.1% |
| 195th | Nepal | 39.3 | 0.9% |
| 196th | Maldives | 39.1 | 1.2% |
| 197th | Côte d'Ivoire | 38.6 | 1.8% |
| 198th | Eritrea | 38.3 | 1.1% |
| 199th | Liberia | 38.2 | 0.2% |
| 200th | Guinea-Bissau | 38.0 | 0.6% |
| 201st | Nigeria | 37.6 | 0.5% |
| 202nd | Oman | 37.4 | 2.8% |
| 203rd | Angola | 37.2 | 0.7% |
| 204th | Guinea | 37.0 | 0.5% |
| 205th | Bhutan | 37.0 | 0.9% |
| 206th | Burkina Faso | 36.8 | 1.1% |
| 207th | Niger | 36.3 | 0.1% |
| 208th | Gambia, The | 35.6 | 1.5% |
| 209th | Malawi | 35.4 | 0.6% |
| 210th | Sierra Leone | 34.2 | 1.6% |
| 211th | Afghanistan | 33.8 | 1.4% |
| 212th | Yemen, Republic of | 33.7 | -1.1% |
| 213th | Timor-Leste | 33.2 | 1.3% |
| 214th | Mali | 30.8 | 0.6% |
| 215th | South Sudan | 28.5 | 0.8% |
FAQ
What was Ireland's life expectancy in 1962?▾
Ireland's life expectancy in 1962 was 70.0. This ranked 25th globally.
How did Ireland's life expectancy change in 1962?▾
Ireland's life expectancy increased by 0.4% in 1962 compared to 1961.
Which country had the highest life expectancy in 1962?▾
Iceland had the highest life expectancy in 1962 at 73.7.
What is the life expectancy of Ireland in 1962?▾
The life expectancy of Ireland in 1962 was 70.0. This ranked 25th globally.
How does 1962 compare to 1961 for Ireland's life expectancy?▾
Ireland's life expectancy went from 69.7 in 1961 to 70.0 in 1962, a 0.4% increase.
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