India vs Iraq: Difference in male and female life expectancy

India
3.19
in 2023
Iraq
3.3
in 2023
India rank
206th
Iraq rank
203rd

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • India
  • Iraq
051015195019862023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 3.3 against 3.19 in India, a difference of 0.11.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

India ranks 206th and Iraq ranks 203rd of 236 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Iraq Difference Ahead
1950s -0.3067 7.2 7.5 Iraq
1960s -0.2206 6.47 6.69 Iraq
1970s 0.0387 5.5 5.46 Iraq
1980s 2.06 14.66 12.59 Iraq
1990s 2.84 6.47 3.62 Iraq
2000s 3.49 6.51 3.03 Iraq
2010s 3.48 4.17 0.6946 Iraq
2020s 3.27 3.73 0.4585 Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, India or Iraq?
Iraq, at 3.3 against 3.19 in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between India and Iraq?
0.11, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iraq?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do India and Iraq rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
India ranks 206th and Iraq ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in male and female life expectancy
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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