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
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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

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.