Australia vs Iraq: Sex gap in life expectancy
Australia
3.64 years
in 2023
Iraq
3.63 years
in 2023
Australia rank
199th
Iraq rank
200th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Australia
- Iraq
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3.64 years against 3.63 years in Iraq, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Australia ranks 199th and Iraq ranks 200th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.75 years | 6.8 years | 1.05 years | Iraq |
| 1960s | 6.54 years | 6.72 years | 0.1735 years | Iraq |
| 1970s | 6.95 years | 6.02 years | 0.9335 years | Australia |
| 1980s | 6.64 years | 14.51 years | 7.87 years | Iraq |
| 1990s | 5.83 years | 6.95 years | 1.12 years | Iraq |
| 2000s | 4.86 years | 6.93 years | 2.07 years | Iraq |
| 2010s | 4.12 years | 4.59 years | 0.4637 years | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.91 years | 4.05 years | 0.1374 years | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Australia or Iraq?
- Australia, at 3.64 years against 3.63 years in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Australia and Iraq?
- 0.01 years, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iraq?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Iraq rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Australia ranks 199th and Iraq ranks 200th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.