Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Iraq
Iraq: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 2.9 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.9 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
185th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.4 years
in 1988
All-time low
2.71 years
in 2018
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Iraq, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Iraq stood at 2.9 years.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Iraq peaked at 6.4 years in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.71 years, in 2018.
Iraq ranks 185th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Iraq, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.05 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.97 years | -1.7% |
| 1952 | 4.87 years | -2.0% |
| 1953 | 4.71 years | -3.1% |
| 1954 | 4.67 years | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 4.59 years | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 4.5 years | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 4.37 years | -2.8% |
| 1958 | 4.29 years | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 4.44 years | +3.5% |
| 1960 | 4.12 years | -7.1% |
| 1961 | 4.22 years | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 4.22 years | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4.27 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 4.15 years | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 4.2 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 4.14 years | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 3.95 years | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 3.85 years | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 3.78 years | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 3.57 years | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 3.44 years | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 3.4 years | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 3.45 years | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 4.08 years | +18.0% |
| 1975 | 4.08 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 3.52 years | -13.8% |
| 1977 | 3.57 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 3.62 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 3.69 years | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 5.21 years | +41.0% |
| 1981 | 6.21 years | +19.3% |
| 1982 | 6.2 years | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 6.2 years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 6.19 years | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 6.18 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 6.16 years | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 6.13 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 6.4 years | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 5.03 years | -21.5% |
| 1990 | 5.06 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 4.81 years | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 4.32 years | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 4.24 years | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 4.1 years | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 3.91 years | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 3.69 years | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 3.48 years | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 3.31 years | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 3.28 years | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 3.3 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 3.36 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.33 years | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 3.78 years | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 3.97 years | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 3.96 years | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 4.38 years | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 4.29 years | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 3.54 years | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 3.06 years | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 3.02 years | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.99 years | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.99 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.06 years | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3.05 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.01 years | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.57 years | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 3.14 years | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 2.71 years | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 2.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 4.43 years | +62.8% |
| 2021 | 2.75 years | -37.8% |
| 2022 | 2.89 years | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 2.9 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.65 years | 4.29 years | 5.05 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.09 years | 3.78 years | 4.27 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.64 years | 3.4 years | 4.08 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.99 years | 5.03 years | 6.4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.02 years | 3.28 years | 5.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7 years | 3.06 years | 4.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.03 years | 2.71 years | 3.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.24 years | 2.75 years | 4.43 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 182 Mexico 2.98 years compare
- 183 Western Sahara 2.94 years compare
- 184 Oman 2.93 years compare
- 186 Chile 2.89 years compare
- 187 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 2.89 years compare
- 188 Netherlands 2.88 years compare
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0024 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Iraq?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Iraq was 2.9 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4 years in 1988.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.71 years in 2018.
- How does Iraq rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Iraq ranks 185th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.