Iraq vs Nepal: Life expectancy

Iraq
69.12 years
in 2020
Nepal
69.25 years
in 2020
Iraq rank
109th
Nepal rank
108th

Life expectancy over time

  • Iraq
  • Nepal
0204060187019452020

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 69.25 years against 69.12 years in Iraq, a difference of 0.13 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Nepal ahead.

Iraq ranks 109th and Nepal ranks 108th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 8 and Nepal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Nepal 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 25 years 25 years 0 years
1920s 27.5 years 28.63 years 1.13 years Nepal
1930s 32.5 years 31.98 years 0.525 years Iraq
1950s 45.5 years 36.95 years 8.55 years Iraq
1960s 50.28 years 39.38 years 10.9 years Iraq
1970s 57.5 years 43.7 years 13.8 years Iraq
1980s 61.61 years 49.58 years 12.03 years Iraq
1990s 62.45 years 57.08 years 5.37 years Iraq
2000s 65.83 years 64.04 years 1.79 years Iraq
2010s 68.25 years 67.13 years 1.12 years Iraq
2020s 69.12 years 69.25 years 0.1228 years Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Iraq or Nepal?
Nepal, at 69.25 years against 69.12 years in Iraq as of 2020.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Iraq and Nepal?
0.13 years, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nepal?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Iraq and Nepal rank globally for life expectancy?
Iraq ranks 109th and Nepal ranks 108th 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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Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

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.