Iraq vs Sweden: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth
Iraq
3.63
in 2023
Sweden
3.66
in 2023
Iraq rank
200th
Sweden rank
198th
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth over time
- Iraq
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.66 against 3.63 in Iraq, a difference of 0.03.
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 | 3.11 | 3.7 | Iraq |
| 1960s | 6.72 | 4.31 | 2.41 | Iraq |
| 1970s | 6.02 | 5.74 | 0.2809 | Iraq |
| 1980s | 14.51 | 5.97 | 8.54 | Iraq |
| 1990s | 6.95 | 5.24 | 1.71 | Iraq |
| 2000s | 6.93 | 4.29 | 2.64 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 4.59 | 3.62 | 0.9649 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 4.05 | 3.58 | 0.4726 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at birth, Iraq or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.66 against 3.63 in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at birth between Iraq and Sweden?
- 0.03, 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 difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Iraq ranks 200th and Sweden ranks 198th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.