How long will a 17-year-old boy in Ireland live?
Move the controls. Life expectancy and the chance of reaching each age, from official mortality statistics for 37 countries in Europe and North America.
Official mortality statistics are published by sex at birth, which is why we ask.
About 81 years old
At today's death rates, a 17-year-old boy in Ireland can expect 64.3 more years on average.
- Reaches 7085%
- Reaches 8064%
- Reaches 9025%
- Reaches 1002%
Period life expectancy: what today's death rates imply, without guessing future medical progress — so for younger people it is, if anything, on the low side. A statistic for people like you, not a prediction.
The causes, ranked — and the changes worth the most years.
Every age at once: life expectancy in Ireland by age.
Where a 17-year-old boy lives longest
The age people like this reach on average, in each of the 37 countries we cover — Ireland ranks 8th. Each links to that country's table by age.
- Switzerland82.6
- Sweden81.8
- Norway81.7
- Italy81.4
- Cyprus81.4
- Spain81.4
- Iceland81.4
- Ireland81.3
- Malta81.2
- Luxembourg80.9
- Netherlands80.7
- Belgium80.5
- France80.4
- Canada80.3
- Denmark80.0
- Austria79.8
- United Kingdom79.7
- Portugal79.7
- Greece79.5
- Finland79.2
- Slovenia78.9
- Germany78.8
- Czechia77.1
- United States76.7
- Türkiye76.4
- Croatia75.9
- Slovakia75.5
- Poland75.1
- Estonia74.6
- Serbia74.3
- Hungary73.8
- Lithuania73.2
- Romania73.2
- Bulgaria72.5
- Latvia70.8
- Belarus69.6
- Moldova68.3