Ethiopia vs Iraq: Life expectancy at age 15
Ethiopia
82.21 years
in 2100
Iraq
82.14 years
in 2100
Ethiopia rank
164th
Iraq rank
167th
Life expectancy at age 15 over time
- Ethiopia
- Iraq
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 82.21 years against 82.14 years in Iraq, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 164th and Iraq ranks 167th of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.3 years | 62.04 years | 4.74 years | Iraq |
| 1960s | 59.13 years | 66.65 years | 7.52 years | Iraq |
| 1970s | 58.93 years | 69.47 years | 10.54 years | Iraq |
| 1980s | 59.42 years | 64.06 years | 4.64 years | Iraq |
| 1990s | 61.37 years | 68.15 years | 6.78 years | Iraq |
| 2000s | 63.85 years | 68.67 years | 4.81 years | Iraq |
| 2010s | 68.89 years | 72.06 years | 3.16 years | Iraq |
| 2020s | 71.44 years | 74 years | 2.57 years | Iraq |
| 2030s | 73.04 years | 75.13 years | 2.1 years | Iraq |
| 2040s | 74.34 years | 75.97 years | 1.63 years | Iraq |
| 2050s | 75.71 years | 76.94 years | 1.22 years | Iraq |
| 2060s | 77.16 years | 77.98 years | 0.8215 years | Iraq |
| 2070s | 78.63 years | 79.12 years | 0.4847 years | Iraq |
| 2080s | 80.07 years | 80.3 years | 0.2261 years | Iraq |
| 2090s | 81.47 years | 81.5 years | 0.028 years | Iraq |
| 2100s | 82.21 years | 82.14 years | 0.073 years | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Ethiopia or Iraq?
- Ethiopia, at 82.21 years against 82.14 years in Iraq as of 2100.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Ethiopia and Iraq?
- 0.07 years, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Iraq?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Ethiopia and Iraq rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
- Ethiopia ranks 164th and Iraq ranks 167th 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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.