Irish women outlive male counterparts
Half of Irish baby girls born today are expected to live to 100 years
— outliving their male peers, according to a new study.
The current life expectancy for an Irishwoman is 80.3 years and for men
it is 75.1 years but is increasing for both sexes.
The study has shown that unhealthy male lifestyle factors effect their
life-expectancy rate.
The most recent census figures for 2002 indicate there were 130 people
in the Republic with super-longevity, aged between 100 and 113 years.
A study on ageing in Ireland launched by Health Minister Mary Harney and
led by Professor Rose Anne Kenny of Trinity College Dublin will track
10,000 people over 55 for more than a decade. It will build up the first
full picture of the health, finances, social circumstances and expectations
of older people.
Prof. Kenny said by 2030 one-in-four Irish people would be over 65 and
the biggest rise would be in over-80s.
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