Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Iraq
Iraq: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.05 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.05
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
191st
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.32
in 1988
All-time low
1.05
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Iraq, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 1.05 for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Iraq peaked at 1.32 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 2023.
That places Iraq 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.2 | — |
| 1951 | 1.19 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 1.18 | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 1.17 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 1.17 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 1.16 | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 1.16 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 1.15 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 1.14 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 1.16 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 1.13 | -2.2% |
| 1961 | 1.14 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 1.14 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 1.14 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.13 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.13 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 1.12 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.1 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 1.09 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.14 | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 1.14 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.09 | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.21 | +10.9% |
| 1981 | 1.3 | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 1.3 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.29 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.29 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.29 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.28 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.28 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.32 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 1.21 | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 1.21 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.17 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.12 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.1 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.1 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.09 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.08 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.12 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.13 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.13 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.17 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.16 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.1 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.07 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.11 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 1.08 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.05 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.08 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.05 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.17 | 1.14 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.13 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.28 | 1.21 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 | 1.08 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 | 1.07 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 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 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Iraq?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Iraq was 1.05 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 in 1988.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 2023.
- How does Iraq rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Iraq ranks 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.