Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Iraq
Iraq: Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy was 72.32 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
72.32 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
148th
of 236 countries
All-time high
72.32 years
in 2023
All-time low
37.4 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Iraq, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Iraq stood at 72.32 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Iraq peaked at 72.32 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.4 years, in 1950.
That places Iraq 148th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Iraq, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 37.4 years | — |
| 1951 | 38.97 years | +4.2% |
| 1952 | 40.52 years | +4.0% |
| 1953 | 42.08 years | +3.8% |
| 1954 | 43.53 years | +3.5% |
| 1955 | 44.98 years | +3.3% |
| 1956 | 46.37 years | +3.1% |
| 1957 | 47.73 years | +2.9% |
| 1958 | 48.98 years | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 49.72 years | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 51.46 years | +3.5% |
| 1961 | 52.34 years | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 53.48 years | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 54.36 years | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 55.24 years | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 56.39 years | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 57.32 years | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 58.42 years | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 58.97 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 59.64 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 60.53 years | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 61.33 years | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 61.82 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 62.34 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 60.99 years | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 61.43 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 63.57 years | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 63.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 64.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 64.42 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 60.92 years | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 58.65 years | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 58.98 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 59.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 59.54 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 59.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 60.03 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 60.26 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 56.69 years | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 57.5 years | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 57.59 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 61.34 years | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 65.34 years | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 65.31 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 65.03 years | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 64.76 years | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 64.62 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 64.24 years | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 64.41 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 64.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 64.86 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 65.29 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 65.72 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 64.83 years | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 64.63 years | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 64.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 64.03 years | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 64.43 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 66.47 years | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 67.83 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 68.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 68.44 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 68.83 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 69.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 69.68 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 69.98 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 68.68 years | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 69.79 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 71.12 years | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 71.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 69.65 years | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 70.7 years | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 72.04 years | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 72.32 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.03 years | 37.4 years | 49.72 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 55.76 years | 51.46 years | 59.64 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.45 years | 60.53 years | 64.42 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.17 years | 56.69 years | 60.92 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.72 years | 57.59 years | 65.34 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.3 years | 64.03 years | 67.83 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.49 years | 68.09 years | 71.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.18 years | 69.65 years | 72.32 years | 4 |
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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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5794 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1756 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.577 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1846 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Iraq?
- Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Iraq was 72.32 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 72.32 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4 years in 1950.
- How does Iraq rank for share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy?
- Iraq ranks 148th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.