Life expectancy at birth, total in Iraq
Iraq: Life expectancy at birth, total was 72.42 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Iraq, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Iraq is 72.42 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Iraq peaked at 72.42 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.46 years, in 1960.
Iraq ranks 130th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 | 55.76 years | 51.46 years | 59.64 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.45 years | 60.53 years | 64.42 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.17 years | 56.69 years | 60.92 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.72 years | 57.59 years | 65.34 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.3 years | 64.03 years | 67.83 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.49 years | 68.09 years | 71.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.43 years | 69.65 years | 72.42 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 127 Venezuela 72.67 years compare
- 128 Syria 72.56 years compare
- 129 Uzbekistan 72.53 years compare
- 131 Kyrgyzstan 72.4 years compare
- 132 Mongolia 72.4 years compare
- 133 El Salvador 72.3 years compare
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, total in Iraq?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Iraq was 72.42 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 72.42 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.46 years in 1960.
- How does Iraq rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Iraq ranks 130th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.