Iran vs United Kingdom: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child

Iran
3.84
in 2023
United Kingdom
3.85
in 2023
Iran rank
190th
United Kingdom rank
188th

Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child over time

  • Iran
  • United Kingdom
-2.502.557.5192219722023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 3.85 against 3.84 in Iran, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Iran ranks 190th and United Kingdom ranks 188th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1950s -1.47 5.36 6.83 United Kingdom
1960s -0.9223 6.09 7.01 United Kingdom
1970s 1.03 6.21 5.18 United Kingdom
1980s 6.85 5.84 1.01 Iran
1990s 4.84 5.26 0.4276 United Kingdom
2000s 4.46 4.43 0.027 Iran
2010s 3.83 3.77 0.0648 Iran
2020s 3.88 3.94 0.0591 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child, Iran or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 3.85 against 3.84 in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child between Iran and United Kingdom?
0.01, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United Kingdom?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iran and United Kingdom rank globally for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
Iran ranks 190th and United Kingdom ranks 188th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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