# Health in Northern Ireland One of the four nations of the United Kingdom. 1,928,446 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 14,330 square kilometres. 2 layers about health for Northern Ireland, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. ## Female life expectancy Northern Ireland: **82.6 years** (2022 to 2024, nation level). Source: ONS life expectancy. Published 10 December 2025. A baby girl born in Northern Ireland could expect to live 82.6 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024. In United Kingdom the figure is 83.0 years. For the UK as a whole it is 83.0 years. Northern Ireland is 2nd highest of 4 for female life expectancy. - Against United Kingdom: About the same (83.0 years) - Against the UK: About the same (83.0 years) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/life-expectancy-female?place=N92000002) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/life-expectancy-female) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-female/northern-ireland) · https://openindex.co.uk/northern-ireland/health#l-life-expectancy-female ## Male life expectancy Northern Ireland: **78.8 years** (2022 to 2024, nation level). Source: ONS life expectancy. Published 10 December 2025. A baby boy born in Northern Ireland could expect to live 78.8 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024. In United Kingdom the figure is 79.2 years. For the UK as a whole it is 79.2 years. Northern Ireland is 2nd highest of 4 for male life expectancy. - Against United Kingdom: 1% lower (79.2 years) - Against the UK: 1% lower (79.2 years) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/life-expectancy-male?place=N92000002) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/life-expectancy-male) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-male/northern-ireland) · https://openindex.co.uk/northern-ireland/health#l-life-expectancy-male ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/northern-ireland) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/northern-ireland/housing) (7) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/northern-ireland/crime) (13) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/northern-ireland/people) (16) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/northern-ireland/deprivation) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/northern-ireland/environment) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/northern-ireland/connectivity) (4) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/northern-ireland/economy) (2) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/northern-ireland/elections) (5) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/northern-ireland/services) (1) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/northern-ireland/sources) (12) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/N92000002/data?family=health ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/northern-ireland/health, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/northern-ireland/health#l-life-expectancy-female. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/northern-ireland/health