Iraq vs Syria: Life expectancy at birth, total
Iraq
72.42 years
in 2024
Syria
72.56 years
in 2024
Iraq rank
130th
Syria rank
128th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Iraq
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 72.56 years against 72.42 years in Iraq, a difference of 0.136 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.
Globally, Iraq ranks 130th and Syria ranks 128th of 215 countries.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.