Iraq vs Syria: Survival to age 65, male

Iraq
74.4%
in 2024
Syria
73.8%
in 2024
Iraq rank
101st
Syria rank
103rd

Survival to age 65, male over time

  • Iraq
  • Syria
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 74.4% against 73.8% in Syria, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.

Iraq ranks 101st and Syria ranks 103rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 45.2% 51.0% 5.8% Syria
1970s 55.7% 59.9% 4.2% Syria
1980s 40.1% 64.2% 24.1% Syria
1990s 54.2% 69.6% 15.4% Syria
2000s 56.8% 74.4% 17.5% Syria
2010s 67.5% 59.9% 7.6% Iraq
2020s 71.9% 73.2% 1.3% Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Iraq or Syria?
Iraq, at 74.4% against 73.8% in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Iraq and Syria?
0.6%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syria?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Syria rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
Iraq ranks 101st and Syria ranks 103rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort)
Unit
% of cohort
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.