Guyana vs Iraq: Female life expectancy at birth
Guyana
73.94 years
in 2023
Iraq
74.06 years
in 2023
Guyana rank
159th
Iraq rank
156th
Female life expectancy at birth over time
- Guyana
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 74.06 years against 73.94 years in Guyana, a difference of 0.12 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 159th and Iraq ranks 156th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.02 years | 47.61 years | 8.42 years | Guyana |
| 1960s | 61.41 years | 59.19 years | 2.22 years | Guyana |
| 1970s | 62.87 years | 65.48 years | 2.61 years | Iraq |
| 1980s | 64.08 years | 67.01 years | 2.93 years | Iraq |
| 1990s | 66.06 years | 67.19 years | 1.13 years | Iraq |
| 2000s | 68.08 years | 68.79 years | 0.7074 years | Iraq |
| 2010s | 71.27 years | 71.72 years | 0.4541 years | Iraq |
| 2020s | 71.87 years | 73.14 years | 1.27 years | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female life expectancy at birth, Guyana or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 74.06 years against 73.94 years in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female life expectancy at birth between Guyana and Iraq?
- 0.12 years, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Iraq?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Iraq rank globally for female life expectancy at birth?
- Guyana ranks 159th and Iraq ranks 156th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.