Life expectancy at birth, female in Iraq
Iraq: Life expectancy at birth, female was 74.18 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Iraq, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Iraq stood at 74.18 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Iraq peaked at 74.18 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.76 years, in 1960.
That places Iraq 138th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.19 years | 54.76 years | 62.82 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.48 years | 63.38 years | 67.33 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.01 years | 63.26 years | 68.21 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.19 years | 63.37 years | 68.9 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.79 years | 67.33 years | 70.05 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.72 years | 70.25 years | 73.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.35 years | 72.29 years | 74.18 years | 5 |
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More health data for Iraq
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 592,422 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 492,395 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 538,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 513,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 569,118 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 541,778 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 600,873 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 602,661 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 571,725 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 516,916 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Iraq?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Iraq was 74.18 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 74.18 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.76 years in 1960.
- How does Iraq rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Iraq ranks 138th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.