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Life expectancy at age 15 in Iraq

Iraq: Life expectancy at age 15 was 82.14 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
82.14 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
167th
of 236 countries
All-time high
82.14 years
in 2100
All-time low
59.8 years
in 1950
Years of data
151
1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Iraq, 1950–2100

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 15 in Iraq is 82.14 years, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Iraq peaked at 82.14 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 59.8 years, in 1950.

That places Iraq 167th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 62.04 years 59.8 years 63.85 years 10
1960s 66.65 years 64.85 years 68.43 years 10
1970s 69.47 years 68 years 70.26 years 10
1980s 64.06 years 61.83 years 66.24 years 10
1990s 68.15 years 63.89 years 69.61 years 10
2000s 68.67 years 67.18 years 70.88 years 10
2010s 72.06 years 71.05 years 73.47 years 10
2020s 74 years 71.79 years 74.7 years 10
2030s 75.13 years 74.78 years 75.49 years 10
2040s 75.97 years 75.57 years 76.38 years 10
2050s 76.94 years 76.48 years 77.4 years 10
2060s 77.98 years 77.51 years 78.47 years 10
2070s 79.12 years 78.58 years 79.64 years 10
2080s 80.3 years 79.76 years 80.85 years 10
2090s 81.5 years 80.96 years 82.02 years 10
2100s 82.14 years 82.14 years 82.14 years 1

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 164 Ethiopia 82.21 years compare
  2. 165 Moldova 82.18 years compare
  3. 166 Jamaica 82.18 years compare
  4. 168 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 82.14 years compare
  5. 169 Samoa 82.08 years compare
  6. 170 Mauritania 81.97 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Iraq?
Life expectancy at age 15 in Iraq was 82.14 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 82.14 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 59.8 years in 1950.
How does Iraq rank for life expectancy at age 15?
Iraq ranks 167th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.