Iran vs Jordan: Life expectancy at birth, male (years)

Iran
76 years
in 2024
Jordan
75.89 years
in 2024
Iran rank
64th
Jordan rank
65th

Life expectancy at birth, male (years) over time

  • Iran
  • Jordan
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 76 years against 75.89 years in Jordan, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jordan ahead.

Iran ranks 64th and Jordan ranks 65th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Jordan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Jordan Difference Ahead
1960s 46.48 years 56.15 years 9.66 years Jordan
1970s 53.67 years 62.55 years 8.88 years Jordan
1980s 57.6 years 67.21 years 9.61 years Jordan
1990s 65.24 years 69.22 years 3.98 years Jordan
2000s 69.93 years 70.98 years 1.05 years Jordan
2010s 73.84 years 73.11 years 0.7351 years Iran
2020s 74.17 years 74.43 years 0.2626 years Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Iran or Jordan?
Iran, at 76 years against 75.89 years in Jordan as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Iran and Jordan?
0.11 years, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Jordan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iran and Jordan rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Iran ranks 64th and Jordan ranks 65th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.