Iraq vs Sweden: Sex gap in life expectancy
Iraq
3.63 years
in 2023
Sweden
3.66 years
in 2023
Iraq rank
200th
Sweden rank
198th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Iraq
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.66 years against 3.63 years in Iraq, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 200th and Sweden ranks 198th of 236 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.8 years | 3.11 years | 3.7 years | Iraq |
| 1960s | 6.72 years | 4.31 years | 2.41 years | Iraq |
| 1970s | 6.02 years | 5.74 years | 0.2809 years | Iraq |
| 1980s | 14.51 years | 5.97 years | 8.54 years | Iraq |
| 1990s | 6.95 years | 5.24 years | 1.71 years | Iraq |
| 2000s | 6.93 years | 4.29 years | 2.64 years | Iraq |
| 2010s | 4.59 years | 3.62 years | 0.9649 years | Iraq |
| 2020s | 4.05 years | 3.58 years | 0.4726 years | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Iraq or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.66 years against 3.63 years in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Iraq and Sweden?
- 0.03 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Sweden rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Iraq ranks 200th and Sweden ranks 198th 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.