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Life Expectancy in Ireland vs South Korea (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 82.9 years in Ireland vs 84.6 in South Korea. Ireland is ranked 20/197 by life expectancy, and South Korea is 4/197. In Ireland, the life expectancy is 81 years for males and 84.9 years for females. In South Korea, it's 81.6 years for males and 87.5 years for females.

Ireland vs South Korea life expectancy at birth by year

Ireland
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Ireland South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 82.9 81 84.9 84.6 81.6 87.5
2025 82.7 80.8 84.7 84.5 81.4 87.4
2024 82.6 80.6 84.6 84.4 81.3 87.3
2023 82.4 80.4 84.5 84.3 81.2 87.2
2022 82.1 80 84.2 82.7 79.6 85.8
2021 81.9 80 83.7 83.9 80.5 86.9
2020 82.4 80.6 84.2 83.7 80.3 86.8
2019 82.4 80.4 84.4 83.7 80.3 86.7
2018 82.1 80.2 84 83.3 79.9 86.4
2017 82.1 80.3 83.9 83.3 79.9 86.4
2016 81.7 79.8 83.6 82.9 79.4 86.1
2015 81.5 79.6 83.4 82.5 79 85.8
2014 81.4 79.3 83.4 82.4 78.7 85.7
2013 81.1 79 83.1 81.8 78.2 85.2
2012 80.9 78.7 83 81.3 77.7 84.7
2011 80.7 78.5 82.9 81.2 77.5 84.6
2010 80.6 78.3 82.8 80.7 77.1 84.2
2009 80.1 77.7 82.5 80.6 76.9 84
2008 79.8 77.5 82.1 80 76.3 83.5
2007 79.6 77.2 81.9 79.4 75.9 82.8
2006 79.2 76.8 81.5 79 75.4 82.5
2005 78.9 76.6 81.2 78.4 74.8 82
2004 78.5 76 81 78 74.3 81.6
2003 78.1 75.6 80.6 77.5 73.8 81.1
2002 77.6 75 80.3 77.2 73.4 81
2001 77.1 74.5 79.8 76.9 73 80.8
2000 76.5 73.9 79.2 76.2 72.3 80.1
1999 76.1 73.4 78.8 75.6 71.7 79.6
1998 76.2 73.4 79.1 75 71 79.1
1997 76 73.4 78.7 74.5 70.5 78.6
1996 75.8 73.1 78.7 74 70 78.1
1995 75.5 72.8 78.3 73.4 69.3 77.5
1994 75.8 73.1 78.7 72.9 68.8 77.1
1993 75.3 72.6 78.2 72.7 68.6 77
1992 75.4 72.7 78.3 72.2 68.1 76.4
1991 75 72.3 77.9 71.4 67.2 75.8
1990 74.8 72.1 77.7 71 66.8 75.4
1989 74.5 71.7 77.3 70.7 66.3 75.2
1988 74.4 71.7 77.3 70.2 65.7 74.9
1987 74.4 71.6 77.4 69.3 64.9 74
1986 73.6 70.8 76.6 69 64.5 73.8
1985 73.6 70.8 76.6 68.4 63.9 73.2
1984 73.6 70.9 76.6 68.1 63.7 72.8
1983 73.2 70.4 76.2 66.7 62.3 71.5
1982 73.2 70.5 76.1 67.1 62.5 72
1981 72.9 70.2 75.9 67.1 62.4 72.3
1980 72.5 69.9 75.4 64.8 60.5 69.7
1979 72.2 69.4 75.3 66.1 61.5 71.3
1978 71.9 69.3 74.8 65 60.5 70
1977 71.9 69.5 74.6 64.6 60.3 69.4
1976 71.8 69.4 74.5 65 60.9 69.5
1975 71.7 69.2 74.5 64.7 60.6 69.1
1974 71.1 68.6 73.8 64.2 60.2 68.6
1973 71.2 68.7 73.9 63.8 59.9 68
1972 71 68.6 73.6 63.2 59.3 67.4
1971 71.6 69.3 74.2 62.7 58.9 66.7
1970 70.8 68.6 73.3 62.2 58.5 66.1
1969 70.8 68.7 73.1 61.4 57.7 65.4
1968 70.9 68.7 73.3 60.9 57.2 64.9
1967 71.2 69.1 73.5 60.9 57.2 64.8
1966 70.2 68.1 72.4 55.4 52.5 58.7
1965 70.6 68.6 72.9 55.8 52.9 59
1964 70.4 68.5 72.6 55.3 52.7 58.3
1963 70.2 68.3 72.3 55 52.5 57.7
1962 69.9 68 72.1 55 52.7 57.6
1961 69.6 67.8 71.6 54.4 52 57
1960 70.2 68.5 72 53.8 51.4 56.3
1959 69.4 67.6 71.4 52.9 50.6 55.5
1958 69.3 67.6 71.1 51.8 49.5 54.3
1957 69 67.5 70.6 51.6 49.5 53.8
1956 69 67.3 70.7 50.2 48.1 52.5
1955 68 66.5 69.6 48.4 46.2 50.7
1954 68 66.5 69.7 46.1 43.9 48.4
1953 67.9 66.7 69.2 40.5 36.8 44.8
1952 67.2 65.8 68.7 36.6 31.7 42.9
1951 64.8 63.5 66.1 26.6 21 38.2
1950 65.6 64.5 66.7 22.2 17.5 34.6

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 70 years in Ireland and 72.5 in South Korea. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 18.3 healthy years in Ireland and 19.6 in South Korea.

Ireland vs South Korea life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Ireland and South Korea, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
53.5 vs 55.0 years

Mean expected age of death:
83.5 vs 85.0 years

Median expected age of death:
85.8 vs 86.8 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Ireland South Korea
Male Female Male Female
40 99.2% 99.6% 99.6% 99.8%
50 97.7% 98.7% 98.5% 99.3%
60 94.1% 96.3% 95.0% 98.2%
65 90.7% 94.1% 91.3% 96.8%
70 85.4% 90.6% 85.0% 93.9%
75 77.2% 85.0% 76.8% 89.4%
80 64.4% 75.6% 63.7% 80.9%
85 46.4% 60.3% 45.9% 67.4%
90 25.2% 38.7% 25.7% 47.7%
95 8.0% 15.9% 9.3% 25.4%
100 1.2% 3.2% 1.7% 8.4%

Life expectancy by current age

Ireland
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Ireland South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102 101.9 102.1 102.8 102.1 102.9
99 101.2 101 101.2 102 101.3 102.1
98 100.4 100.1 100.4 101.2 100.4 101.3
97 99.5 99.3 99.6 100.5 99.6 100.6
96 98.7 98.5 98.8 99.7 98.8 99.8
95 98 97.7 98.1 99 98 99.1
94 97.2 96.9 97.4 98.3 97.2 98.5
93 96.5 96.1 96.7 97.6 96.5 97.8
92 95.8 95.4 96 96.9 95.7 97.2
91 95.1 94.7 95.3 96.2 95 96.6
90 94.5 94 94.7 95.6 94.4 96
89 93.9 93.3 94.2 95 93.7 95.5
88 93.3 92.7 93.6 94.4 93.1 95
87 92.7 92.1 93.1 93.9 92.5 94.5
86 92.2 91.6 92.6 93.3 91.9 94
85 91.7 91 92.2 92.8 91.3 93.6
84 91.2 90.5 91.8 92.4 90.8 93.2
83 90.8 90 91.3 91.9 90.3 92.8
82 90.3 89.6 91 91.5 89.8 92.4
81 89.9 89.1 90.6 91.1 89.3 92.1
80 89.5 88.7 90.3 90.7 88.9 91.7
79 89.2 88.3 89.9 90.3 88.5 91.4
78 88.8 87.9 89.6 89.9 88.1 91.1
77 88.5 87.5 89.4 89.6 87.7 90.9
76 88.2 87.2 89.1 89.3 87.3 90.6
75 87.9 86.9 88.9 89 87 90.4
74 87.6 86.6 88.6 88.7 86.7 90.2
73 87.4 86.3 88.4 88.5 86.4 90
72 87.2 86 88.2 88.3 86.1 89.9
71 86.9 85.7 88 88 85.9 89.7
70 86.7 85.5 87.9 87.8 85.6 89.6
69 86.5 85.3 87.7 87.6 85.3 89.4
68 86.3 85 87.5 87.4 85.1 89.3
67 86.1 84.8 87.4 87.2 84.8 89.1
66 86 84.6 87.2 87 84.6 89
65 85.8 84.5 87.1 86.8 84.4 88.9
64 85.6 84.3 87 86.7 84.2 88.8
63 85.5 84.1 86.9 86.5 84 88.7
62 85.4 84 86.8 86.4 83.8 88.7
61 85.2 83.8 86.7 86.3 83.7 88.6
60 85.1 83.7 86.6 86.2 83.5 88.5
59 85 83.5 86.5 86.1 83.4 88.5
58 84.9 83.4 86.4 86 83.3 88.4
57 84.8 83.3 86.3 85.9 83.1 88.4
56 84.7 83.2 86.2 85.8 83 88.4
55 84.6 83.1 86.1 85.8 82.9 88.3
54 84.5 83 86.1 85.7 82.8 88.3
53 84.4 82.9 86 85.6 82.8 88.3
52 84.4 82.8 85.9 85.6 82.7 88.2
51 84.3 82.7 85.9 85.5 82.6 88.2
50 84.2 82.6 85.8 85.5 82.5 88.2
49 84.2 82.6 85.8 85.4 82.5 88.1
48 84.1 82.5 85.7 85.4 82.4 88.1
47 84.1 82.4 85.7 85.4 82.4 88.1
46 84 82.4 85.6 85.3 82.3 88.1
45 84 82.3 85.6 85.3 82.3 88.1
44 83.9 82.3 85.6 85.2 82.2 88
43 83.9 82.2 85.5 85.2 82.2 88
42 83.8 82.2 85.5 85.2 82.2 88
41 83.8 82.1 85.5 85.2 82.1 88
40 83.8 82.1 85.4 85.1 82.1 88
39 83.7 82 85.4 85.1 82.1 88
38 83.7 82 85.4 85.1 82.1 87.9
37 83.7 82 85.4 85.1 82 87.9
36 83.6 81.9 85.4 85.1 82 87.9
35 83.6 81.9 85.3 85.1 82 87.9
34 83.6 81.9 85.3 85 82 87.9
33 83.6 81.8 85.3 85 82 87.9
32 83.5 81.8 85.3 85 82 87.9
31 83.5 81.8 85.3 85 82 87.9
30 83.5 81.7 85.3 85 81.9 87.9
29 83.5 81.7 85.3 85 81.9 87.8
28 83.4 81.7 85.2 85 81.9 87.8
27 83.4 81.6 85.2 85 81.9 87.8
26 83.4 81.6 85.2 85 81.9 87.8
25 83.4 81.6 85.2 85 81.9 87.8
24 83.4 81.5 85.2 85 81.9 87.8
23 83.3 81.5 85.2 84.9 81.9 87.8
22 83.3 81.5 85.2 84.9 81.9 87.8
21 83.3 81.4 85.2 84.9 81.9 87.8
20 83.3 81.4 85.2 84.9 81.8 87.8
19 83.3 81.4 85.1 84.9 81.8 87.8
18 83.2 81.4 85.1 84.9 81.8 87.8
17 83.2 81.3 85.1 84.9 81.8 87.8
16 83.2 81.3 85.1 84.9 81.8 87.8
15 83.2 81.3 85.1 84.9 81.8 87.8
14 83.2 81.3 85.1 84.9 81.8 87.8
13 83.2 81.3 85.1 84.9 81.8 87.8
12 83.2 81.3 85.1 84.9 81.8 87.7
11 83.2 81.3 85.1 84.9 81.8 87.7
10 83.2 81.3 85.1 84.9 81.8 87.7
9 83.2 81.3 85.1 84.9 81.8 87.7
8 83.2 81.3 85.1 84.9 81.8 87.7
7 83.2 81.3 85.1 84.9 81.8 87.7
6 83.2 81.3 85.1 84.9 81.8 87.7
5 83.2 81.3 85.1 84.8 81.8 87.7
4 83.2 81.3 85.1 84.8 81.8 87.7
3 83.2 81.3 85.1 84.8 81.7 87.7
2 83.2 81.3 85.1 84.8 81.7 87.7
1 83.1 81.2 85 84.8 81.7 87.7
0 82.9 81 84.9 84.6 81.6 87.5

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

A 30-year-old in Ireland can expect to live to 83.5 years compared to 85 in South Korea, rising to 85.8 and 86.8 at 65, and to 89.5 and 90.7 at 80 — higher than the 82.9 and 84.6 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Ireland and South Korea.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Ireland
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Ireland South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 2.18% 1.14% 3.15% 5.61% 1.7% 8.36%
99 3.28% 1.81% 4.67% 7.43% 2.54% 11%
98 4.75% 2.76% 6.67% 9.59% 3.68% 14%
97 6.67% 4.06% 9.18% 12.1% 5.15% 17.4%
96 9.05% 5.78% 12.2% 15% 6.99% 21.2%
95 11.9% 7.94% 15.8% 18.1% 9.22% 25.2%
94 15.2% 10.6% 19.8% 21.5% 11.8% 29.5%
93 18.9% 13.6% 24.2% 25.2% 14.8% 34%
92 23% 17.1% 28.8% 29.1% 18.2% 38.5%
91 27.3% 21% 33.7% 33% 21.7% 43%
90 31.7% 25% 38.5% 37.1% 25.6% 47.5%
89 36.1% 29.2% 43.2% 41.2% 29.5% 51.8%
88 40.5% 33.4% 47.7% 45.2% 33.6% 56%
87 44.8% 37.7% 52.1% 49.1% 37.6% 60%
86 48.9% 41.8% 56.1% 52.9% 41.7% 63.7%
85 52.8% 45.9% 60% 56.5% 45.6% 67.1%
84 56.5% 49.7% 63.5% 60% 49.4% 70.3%
83 60.1% 53.5% 66.8% 63.2% 53.1% 73.2%
82 63.4% 57.1% 69.9% 66.3% 56.7% 75.9%
81 66.6% 60.6% 72.7% 69.2% 60.1% 78.3%
80 69.4% 63.7% 75.2% 71.9% 63.3% 80.6%
79 72% 66.7% 77.5% 74.5% 66.4% 82.7%
78 74.4% 69.4% 79.5% 76.8% 69.2% 84.5%
77 76.7% 72% 81.4% 79% 71.8% 86.2%
76 78.6% 74.3% 83.1% 80.9% 74.2% 87.7%
75 80.4% 76.4% 84.5% 82.6% 76.4% 89%
74 82.1% 78.3% 85.9% 84.1% 78.3% 90.1%
73 83.6% 80% 87.1% 85.5% 80% 91.1%
72 84.9% 81.7% 88.2% 86.7% 81.6% 91.9%
71 86.2% 83.2% 89.2% 87.8% 83.1% 92.7%
70 87.3% 84.5% 90.1% 89% 84.6% 93.5%
69 88.3% 85.7% 91% 90% 86% 94.2%
68 89.3% 86.9% 91.7% 91% 87.3% 94.8%
67 90.2% 87.9% 92.4% 92% 88.6% 95.4%
66 91% 88.9% 93.1% 92.8% 89.8% 95.9%
65 91.7% 89.7% 93.6% 93.5% 90.8% 96.4%
64 92.4% 90.5% 94.2% 94.2% 91.7% 96.7%
63 93% 91.3% 94.6% 94.7% 92.5% 97%
62 93.5% 91.9% 95.1% 95.2% 93.3% 97.3%
61 94% 92.6% 95.5% 95.7% 93.9% 97.5%
60 94.5% 93.1% 95.8% 96.1% 94.5% 97.7%
59 94.9% 93.6% 96.2% 96.4% 95% 97.9%
58 95.3% 94.1% 96.5% 96.8% 95.5% 98.1%
57 95.6% 94.5% 96.7% 97% 95.9% 98.2%
56 96% 94.9% 97% 97.3% 96.3% 98.3%
55 96.3% 95.3% 97.3% 97.5% 96.7% 98.5%
54 96.5% 95.6% 97.5% 97.7% 97% 98.6%
53 96.8% 95.9% 97.7% 97.9% 97.3% 98.6%
52 97% 96.2% 97.9% 98.1% 97.5% 98.7%
51 97.2% 96.5% 98% 98.2% 97.7% 98.8%
50 97.4% 96.7% 98.2% 98.4% 97.9% 98.9%
49 97.6% 96.9% 98.3% 98.5% 98.1% 98.9%
48 97.8% 97.1% 98.4% 98.6% 98.3% 99%
47 97.9% 97.3% 98.5% 98.7% 98.4% 99.1%
46 98% 97.4% 98.6% 98.8% 98.6% 99.1%
45 98.2% 97.6% 98.7% 98.9% 98.7% 99.2%
44 98.3% 97.7% 98.8% 99% 98.8% 99.2%
43 98.4% 97.8% 98.9% 99.1% 98.9% 99.2%
42 98.5% 98% 99% 99.1% 99% 99.3%
41 98.5% 98.1% 99% 99.2% 99% 99.3%
40 98.6% 98.2% 99.1% 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
39 98.7% 98.3% 99.1% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
38 98.8% 98.3% 99.2% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
37 98.8% 98.4% 99.2% 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
36 98.9% 98.5% 99.3% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
35 98.9% 98.6% 99.3% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
34 99% 98.7% 99.3% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
33 99% 98.7% 99.4% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
32 99.1% 98.8% 99.4% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
31 99.1% 98.9% 99.4% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
30 99.2% 98.9% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
29 99.2% 99% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
28 99.3% 99% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
27 99.3% 99.1% 99.5% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
26 99.3% 99.2% 99.5% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
25 99.4% 99.2% 99.6% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
24 99.4% 99.3% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
23 99.5% 99.3% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
22 99.5% 99.4% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
21 99.5% 99.4% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
20 99.6% 99.5% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
19 99.6% 99.5% 99.6% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
18 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
17 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
16 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
15 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
14 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
13 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
12 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
11 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
10 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
9 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
8 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
7 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.8%
6 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.8%
5 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.8% 99.7% 99.8%
4 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
3 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
2 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
1 99.8% 99.7% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 94.5% of newborns in Ireland and 96.1% in South Korea are expected to live past 60, 87.3% and 89% past 70, 69.4% and 71.9% past 80, and only 31.7% and 37.1% past 90.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Odds of dying at each age

Ireland
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Ireland South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 35.9% 39.3% 35% 26.2% 35.5% 25.5%
99 33.5% 36.9% 32.5% 24.5% 33.3% 23.7%
98 31.1% 34.5% 29.9% 22.6% 30.9% 21.6%
97 28.7% 32% 27.4% 20.8% 28.6% 19.7%
96 26.3% 29.6% 24.9% 19% 26.3% 17.8%
95 24% 27.3% 22.6% 17.4% 24.2% 16.1%
94 21.8% 24.9% 20.3% 15.9% 22.2% 14.5%
93 19.6% 22.5% 18.1% 14.6% 20.2% 13%
92 17.6% 20.3% 16.1% 13.3% 18.3% 11.7%
91 15.9% 18.4% 14.4% 12% 16.5% 10.5%
90 13.7% 16% 12.4% 10.9% 14.9% 9.42%
89 12.3% 14.4% 11% 9.87% 13.4% 8.4%
88 10.9% 12.8% 9.53% 8.91% 12.1% 7.47%
87 9.57% 11.3% 8.32% 8% 10.8% 6.61%
86 8.36% 9.89% 7.21% 7.17% 9.69% 5.83%
85 7.47% 8.83% 6.4% 6.42% 8.66% 5.13%
84 6.51% 7.71% 5.54% 5.75% 7.75% 4.52%
83 5.91% 7.03% 4.99% 5.15% 6.96% 3.98%
82 5.23% 6.26% 4.36% 4.63% 6.26% 3.52%
81 4.78% 5.75% 3.94% 4.18% 5.65% 3.13%
80 4.03% 4.89% 3.28% 3.79% 5.1% 2.8%
79 3.71% 4.51% 2.98% 3.42% 4.6% 2.5%
78 3.23% 3.95% 2.57% 3.07% 4.12% 2.22%
77 2.9% 3.56% 2.3% 2.72% 3.65% 1.95%
76 2.52% 3.1% 1.99% 2.38% 3.21% 1.69%
75 2.23% 2.74% 1.76% 2.07% 2.8% 1.44%
74 1.99% 2.44% 1.56% 1.8% 2.45% 1.23%
73 1.79% 2.2% 1.4% 1.58% 2.16% 1.06%
72 1.59% 1.96% 1.24% 1.41% 1.95% 0.94%
71 1.48% 1.82% 1.15% 1.31% 1.81% 0.86%
70 1.28% 1.57% 0.99% 1.25% 1.72% 0.81%
69 1.18% 1.45% 0.92% 1.19% 1.65% 0.76%
68 1.05% 1.29% 0.82% 1.11% 1.56% 0.69%
67 0.97% 1.2% 0.76% 1.02% 1.44% 0.62%
66 0.89% 1.09% 0.69% 0.9% 1.3% 0.53%
65 0.78% 0.96% 0.6% 0.78% 1.14% 0.44%
64 0.72% 0.89% 0.56% 0.68% 0.99% 0.37%
63 0.65% 0.81% 0.5% 0.59% 0.88% 0.31%
62 0.58% 0.72% 0.45% 0.53% 0.78% 0.27%
61 0.55% 0.68% 0.42% 0.46% 0.69% 0.24%
60 0.47% 0.58% 0.37% 0.41% 0.62% 0.21%
59 0.45% 0.55% 0.35% 0.37% 0.56% 0.19%
58 0.41% 0.49% 0.32% 0.33% 0.5% 0.17%
57 0.38% 0.46% 0.3% 0.3% 0.45% 0.15%
56 0.34% 0.41% 0.27% 0.27% 0.41% 0.13%
55 0.32% 0.38% 0.25% 0.24% 0.36% 0.11%
54 0.29% 0.34% 0.23% 0.21% 0.32% 0.1%
53 0.26% 0.32% 0.21% 0.19% 0.28% 0.09%
52 0.24% 0.29% 0.18% 0.17% 0.25% 0.08%
51 0.22% 0.27% 0.17% 0.15% 0.23% 0.08%
50 0.19% 0.24% 0.15% 0.14% 0.2% 0.07%
49 0.18% 0.22% 0.14% 0.13% 0.19% 0.07%
48 0.16% 0.2% 0.12% 0.12% 0.17% 0.06%
47 0.15% 0.18% 0.11% 0.11% 0.15% 0.06%
46 0.13% 0.17% 0.1% 0.09% 0.13% 0.05%
45 0.12% 0.15% 0.09% 0.09% 0.12% 0.05%
44 0.11% 0.14% 0.08% 0.08% 0.11% 0.04%
43 0.1% 0.13% 0.08% 0.07% 0.1% 0.04%
42 0.09% 0.12% 0.07% 0.06% 0.09% 0.04%
41 0.09% 0.11% 0.06% 0.06% 0.08% 0.03%
40 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
39 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
38 0.06% 0.08% 0.05% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
37 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
36 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
35 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
34 0.06% 0.07% 0.04% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
33 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
32 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
31 0.05% 0.06% 0.03% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
30 0.04% 0.06% 0.03% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
29 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
28 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
27 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
26 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
25 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
24 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
23 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
22 0.04% 0.06% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
21 0.03% 0.05% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
20 0.03% 0.05% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
19 0.03% 0.04% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
18 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.008%
17 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.009% 0.01% 0.007%
16 0.01% 0.02% 0.009% 0.008% 0.009% 0.006%
15 0.01% 0.01% 0.007% 0.007% 0.008% 0.006%
14 0.008% 0.01% 0.005% 0.006% 0.006% 0.005%
13 0.006% 0.008% 0.004% 0.005% 0.005% 0.005%
12 0.005% 0.006% 0.004% 0.005% 0.005% 0.004%
11 0.004% 0.005% 0.003% 0.005% 0.005% 0.004%
10 0.004% 0.005% 0.003% 0.005% 0.006% 0.005%
9 0.004% 0.004% 0.003% 0.006% 0.006% 0.006%
8 0.004% 0.004% 0.003% 0.007% 0.007% 0.006%
7 0.004% 0.004% 0.004% 0.007% 0.007% 0.007%
6 0.004% 0.005% 0.004% 0.008% 0.008% 0.008%
5 0.004% 0.005% 0.004% 0.009% 0.009% 0.009%
4 0.005% 0.005% 0.004% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
3 0.007% 0.007% 0.006% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
2 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.02%
1 0.03% 0.04% 0.03% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
0 0.25% 0.27% 0.23% 0.19% 0.2% 0.17%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/ireland/south-korea | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in Ireland compared to South Korea, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 0.25% in the birth year in Ireland and 0.19% in South Korea, 0.04% vs 0.02% at age 30, 0.47% vs 0.41% at 60, and 4.03% vs 3.79% at 80.

Death rate by age in Ireland vs South Korea

Ireland
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Ireland South Korea
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 617 233.8 987 1,496 465 2,272
99 1,099 668 1,520 1,820 846 2,596
98 1,477 952 1,996 2,167 1,138 3,025
97 1,912 1,302 2,516 2,513 1,472 3,426
96 2,383 1,712 3,049 2,846 1,839 3,778
95 2,862 2,166 3,564 3,154 2,227 4,062
94 3,312 2,629 4,016 3,435 2,625 4,281
93 3,717 3,074 4,388 3,670 2,997 4,428
92 4,041 3,467 4,648 3,854 3,319 4,513
91 4,336 3,851 4,865 3,978 3,585 4,529
90 4,349 3,995 4,750 4,047 3,805 4,469
89 4,453 4,214 4,732 4,064 3,960 4,351
88 4,398 4,275 4,552 4,023 4,047 4,181
87 4,286 4,263 4,333 3,931 4,072 3,963
86 4,088 4,138 4,045 3,793 4,036 3,713
85 3,950 4,054 3,838 3,628 3,949 3,445
84 3,680 3,836 3,516 3,448 3,833 3,175
83 3,550 3,762 3,332 3,257 3,697 2,914
82 3,313 3,570 3,044 3,068 3,548 2,673
81 3,182 3,484 2,863 2,894 3,393 2,454
80 2,797 3,112 2,463 2,726 3,228 2,253
79 2,672 3,010 2,312 2,548 3,050 2,065
78 2,403 2,740 2,046 2,355 2,849 1,876
77 2,223 2,563 1,872 2,149 2,624 1,680
76 1,982 2,303 1,652 1,925 2,380 1,478
75 1,795 2,094 1,484 1,706 2,136 1,283
74 1,632 1,914 1,339 1,512 1,917 1,112
73 1,493 1,762 1,216 1,347 1,729 968
72 1,352 1,604 1,094 1,225 1,589 862
71 1,275 1,516 1,028 1,153 1,507 801
70 1,113 1,326 895 1,109 1,458 760
69 1,043 1,243 839 1,068 1,416 712
68 941 1,123 755 1,012 1,359 656
67 878 1,051 703 936 1,279 588
66 806 968 644 837 1,167 507
65 713 859 566 730 1,035 424
64 664 803 524 636 909 354
63 607 738 477 563 810 305
62 545 665 427 501 727 266.7
61 514 625 404 443 649 231.4
60 448 543 352 398 585 204.3
59 427 515 338 359 531 182.7
58 387 465 308 322 481 162.3
57 362 433 289.7 290 435 143.6
56 329 392 264.7 260.8 391 126.9
55 305 363 246.3 232.6 349 111.9
54 276.2 330 222.7 206.2 309 98.8
53 253.5 304 203.1 182.4 273 88.5
52 228.2 276 181 164.8 244.9 82.1
51 214.5 261 168.3 151 221.8 77.5
50 185.6 227.2 144.4 137.9 200.6 72.6
49 175 214.9 135.6 126.7 182.6 68.3
48 157.1 194 121.4 116.1 166 63.9
47 143.9 178.4 110.7 104.4 148.4 58.3
46 130.3 162.3 99.5 93.1 131.9 52.6
45 117.7 147.5 89.2 84.3 118.5 48.1
44 109.8 138.6 82.9 76.2 106.4 44
43 101 128.3 75.7 68.6 95.3 40.2
42 91.5 117 67.8 61.9 85.1 37
41 86.5 111.2 63.5 55.8 75.6 34.2
40 76 98.4 55.2 50.2 66.9 31.8
39 70.4 91.8 50.5 44.8 58.7 29.5
38 63.6 83.4 44.9 40.1 51.5 27.4
37 61.3 80.6 42.4 36.1 45.3 25.6
36 58.4 77.1 39.7 32.3 39.8 23.6
35 56.5 75.1 37.9 28.9 35.1 21.7
34 55.3 73.9 36.5 26 31.3 20
33 52.7 70.9 34.1 23.6 28.1 18.4
32 49.1 66.8 31.1 21.5 25.4 16.9
31 46.7 64.2 28.8 19.7 23.3 15.6
30 42.8 59.8 25.4 18.2 21.5 14.5
29 41.7 59.2 23.6 16.8 19.9 13.4
28 41.5 59.9 22.3 15.6 18.5 12.5
27 41.8 61.5 21.3 14.6 17.3 11.8
26 41.8 62.9 20 13.8 16.2 11.2
25 40.7 62.5 18.4 13.2 15.4 10.8
24 38.9 60.4 17 12.8 14.9 10.5
23 36.9 57.5 15.7 12.6 14.8 10.3
22 35.2 54.8 14.8 12.5 14.7 10.1
21 32.8 50.6 14 12.4 14.7 9.89
20 29.6 44.8 13.7 12.1 14.4 9.53
19 25.8 38 13.1 11.5 13.8 9.02
18 21.9 31.3 12.1 10.5 12.6 8.27
17 18 25.1 10.5 9.2 10.9 7.37
16 14.2 19.5 8.67 7.83 9.14 6.44
15 10.7 14.5 6.8 6.59 7.52 5.6
14 8 10.6 5.27 5.61 6.25 4.94
13 6.13 7.91 4.26 5.01 5.45 4.54
12 4.95 6.2 3.64 4.72 5.06 4.37
11 4.32 5.24 3.35 4.77 5.05 4.47
10 3.98 4.69 3.24 5.33 5.63 5.02
9 3.8 4.36 3.21 6.1 6.42 5.75
8 3.83 4.29 3.35 6.71 7.03 6.38
7 4.01 4.41 3.6 7.2 7.46 6.92
6 4.19 4.56 3.81 7.76 7.93 7.57
5 4.45 4.81 4.06 8.61 8.68 8.54
4 4.88 5.29 4.46 9.92 9.86 9.98
3 6.54 7.1 5.96 11.9 11.7 12.1
2 12.4 13.4 11.3 14.9 14.5 15.2
1 33.4 36 30.6 19.6 19.2 20.2
0 246.6 266.3 225.8 189.5 203.7 174.6

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/ireland/south-korea | CC BY

This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Ireland, the most common age of death is 89, compared to 89 in South Korea. The median age of death is 85.7 in Ireland and 86.8 in South Korea, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure differences and reflect the demographics of Ireland and South Korea more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

1x

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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