Iran vs United States: Life expectancy at age 15
Iran
89.52 years
in 2100
United States
89.3 years
in 2100
Iran rank
65th
United States rank
67th
Life expectancy at age 15 over time
- Iran
- United States
How they compare
Iran currently reports 89.52 years against 89.3 years in United States, a difference of 0.22 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.
Iran ranks 65th and United States ranks 67th of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and United States in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.79 years | 71.81 years | 12.02 years | United States |
| 1960s | 62.05 years | 72.46 years | 10.42 years | United States |
| 1970s | 65.41 years | 73.86 years | 8.46 years | United States |
| 1980s | 66.72 years | 75.74 years | 9.01 years | United States |
| 1990s | 71.43 years | 76.88 years | 5.45 years | United States |
| 2000s | 74.56 years | 78.28 years | 3.71 years | United States |
| 2010s | 77.25 years | 79.4 years | 2.14 years | United States |
| 2020s | 78.34 years | 79.51 years | 1.17 years | United States |
| 2030s | 80.72 years | 81.45 years | 0.7307 years | United States |
| 2040s | 82.36 years | 82.8 years | 0.4402 years | United States |
| 2050s | 83.93 years | 84.12 years | 0.1839 years | United States |
| 2060s | 85.35 years | 85.36 years | 0.0132 years | United States |
| 2070s | 86.65 years | 86.51 years | 0.1383 years | Iran |
| 2080s | 87.83 years | 87.63 years | 0.2021 years | Iran |
| 2090s | 88.94 years | 88.72 years | 0.2177 years | Iran |
| 2100s | 89.52 years | 89.3 years | 0.222 years | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Iran or United States?
- Iran, at 89.52 years against 89.3 years in United States as of 2100.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Iran and United States?
- 0.22 years, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United States?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Iran and United States rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
- Iran ranks 65th and United States ranks 67th 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.