Indonesia vs Iraq: Life expectancy
Indonesia
68.81 years
in 2020
Iraq
69.12 years
in 2020
Indonesia rank
110th
Iraq rank
109th
Life expectancy over time
- Indonesia
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 69.12 years against 68.81 years in Indonesia, a difference of 0.31 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Iraq ahead.
Indonesia ranks 110th and Iraq ranks 109th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 6 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1900s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1910s | 27.5 years | 25 years | 2.5 years | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 30 years | 27.5 years | 2.5 years | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 33.75 years | 32.5 years | 1.25 years | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 38.73 years | 45.5 years | 6.77 years | Iraq |
| 1960s | 43.04 years | 50.28 years | 7.23 years | Iraq |
| 1970s | 49.62 years | 57.5 years | 7.88 years | Iraq |
| 1980s | 56.36 years | 61.61 years | 5.25 years | Iraq |
| 1990s | 64.21 years | 62.45 years | 1.76 years | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 67.04 years | 65.83 years | 1.21 years | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 69.19 years | 68.25 years | 0.9378 years | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 68.81 years | 69.12 years | 0.3151 years | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Indonesia or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 69.12 years against 68.81 years in Indonesia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Indonesia and Iraq?
- 0.31 years, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Iraq?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Indonesia and Iraq rank globally for life expectancy?
- Indonesia ranks 110th and Iraq ranks 109th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.