What is life expectancy at age 15 in Iraq?

Life expectancy at age 15 in Iraq was 82.14 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Iraq?

The highest recorded value was 82.14 years in 2100.

What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Iraq?

The lowest recorded value was 59.8 years in 1950.

How does Iraq rank for life expectancy at age 15?

Iraq ranks 167th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.

Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Iraq?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Iraq data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Iraq

Name: Life expectancy at age 15 in Iraq
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Iraq: Life expectancy at age 15 was 82.14 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)

82.14 years

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

167th

of 236 countries

All-time high

82.14 years

in 2100

All-time low

59.8 years

in 1950

Years of data

151

1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Iraq, 1950–2100

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 15 in Iraq is 82.14 years, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Iraq peaked at 82.14 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 59.8 years, in 1950.

That places Iraq 167th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	62.04 years	59.8 years	63.85 years	10
1960s	66.65 years	64.85 years	68.43 years	10
1970s	69.47 years	68 years	70.26 years	10
1980s	64.06 years	61.83 years	66.24 years	10
1990s	68.15 years	63.89 years	69.61 years	10
2000s	68.67 years	67.18 years	70.88 years	10
2010s	72.06 years	71.05 years	73.47 years	10
2020s	74 years	71.79 years	74.7 years	10
2030s	75.13 years	74.78 years	75.49 years	10
2040s	75.97 years	75.57 years	76.38 years	10
2050s	76.94 years	76.48 years	77.4 years	10
2060s	77.98 years	77.51 years	78.47 years	10
2070s	79.12 years	78.58 years	79.64 years	10
2080s	80.3 years	79.76 years	80.85 years	10
2090s	81.5 years	80.96 years	82.02 years	10
2100s	82.14 years	82.14 years	82.14 years	1

Countries ranked near Iraq

164 Ethiopia 82.21 years compare
165 Moldova 82.18 years compare
166 Jamaica 82.18 years compare
168 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 82.14 years compare
169 Samoa 82.08 years compare
170 Mauritania 81.97 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Iraq

Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 516,916 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 959,251 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 60.6% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 14.27 million (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 478,123 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 538,971 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 569,118 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 513,147 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 501,433 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 492,395 (2025)

All data for Iraq →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Iraq?: Life expectancy at age 15 in Iraq was 82.14 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Iraq?: The highest recorded value was 82.14 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Iraq?: The lowest recorded value was 59.8 years in 1950.
How does Iraq rank for life expectancy at age 15?: Iraq ranks 167th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Iraq?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at age 15
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.