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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.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Iraq, year by year

Year years Change
1950 59.8 years —
1951 60.33 years +0.9%
1952 60.85 years +0.9%
1953 61.39 years +0.9%
1954 61.87 years +0.8%
1955 62.39 years +0.8%
1956 62.88 years +0.8%
1957 63.38 years +0.8%
1958 63.85 years +0.7%
1959 63.67 years -0.3%
1960 64.85 years +1.9%
1961 65 years +0.2%
1962 65.53 years +0.8%
1963 65.85 years +0.5%
1964 66.36 years +0.8%
1965 66.88 years +0.8%
1966 67.35 years +0.7%
1967 68.05 years +1.0%
1968 68.22 years +0.3%
1969 68.43 years +0.3%
1970 68.98 years +0.8%
1971 69.39 years +0.6%
1972 69.55 years +0.2%
1973 69.76 years +0.3%
1974 68 years -2.5%
1975 68.17 years +0.3%
1976 70.12 years +2.8%
1977 70.19 years +0.1%
1978 70.24 years +0.1%
1979 70.26 years +0.0%
1980 66.24 years -5.7%
1981 63.6 years -4.0%
1982 63.79 years +0.3%
1983 63.97 years +0.3%
1984 64.11 years +0.2%
1985 64.26 years +0.2%
1986 64.4 years +0.2%
1987 64.54 years +0.2%
1988 61.83 years -4.2%
1989 63.89 years +3.3%
1990 63.89 years -0.0%
1991 66.58 years +4.2%
1992 69.61 years +4.5%
1993 69.52 years -0.1%
1994 69.2 years -0.5%
1995 68.9 years -0.4%
1996 68.69 years -0.3%
1997 68.32 years -0.5%
1998 68.37 years +0.1%
1999 68.43 years +0.1%
2000 68.67 years +0.4%
2001 69.02 years +0.5%
2002 69.36 years +0.5%
2003 68.32 years -1.5%
2004 68 years -0.5%
2005 68.18 years +0.3%
2006 67.18 years -1.5%
2007 67.5 years +0.5%
2008 69.54 years +3.0%
2009 70.88 years +1.9%
2010 71.07 years +0.3%
2011 71.31 years +0.3%
2012 71.62 years +0.4%
2013 71.78 years +0.2%
2014 72.27 years +0.7%
2015 72.5 years +0.3%
2016 71.05 years -2.0%
2017 72.1 years +1.5%
2018 73.4 years +1.8%
2019 73.47 years +0.1%
2020 71.79 years -2.3%
2021 72.75 years +1.3%
2022 74.06 years +1.8%
2023 74.28 years +0.3%
2024 74.34 years +0.1%
2025 74.42 years +0.1%
2026 74.48 years +0.1%
2027 74.56 years +0.1%
2028 74.63 years +0.1%
2029 74.7 years +0.1%
2030 74.78 years +0.1%
2031 74.86 years +0.1%
2032 74.94 years +0.1%
2033 75.02 years +0.1%
2034 75.09 years +0.1%
2035 75.17 years +0.1%
2036 75.25 years +0.1%
2037 75.33 years +0.1%
2038 75.41 years +0.1%
2039 75.49 years +0.1%
2040 75.57 years +0.1%
2041 75.67 years +0.1%
2042 75.75 years +0.1%
2043 75.84 years +0.1%
2044 75.92 years +0.1%
2045 76.01 years +0.1%
2046 76.09 years +0.1%
2047 76.19 years +0.1%
2048 76.29 years +0.1%
2049 76.38 years +0.1%
2050 76.48 years +0.1%
2051 76.58 years +0.1%
2052 76.68 years +0.1%
2053 76.78 years +0.1%
2054 76.88 years +0.1%
2055 76.98 years +0.1%
2056 77.08 years +0.1%
2057 77.19 years +0.1%
2058 77.3 years +0.1%
2059 77.4 years +0.1%
2060 77.51 years +0.1%
2061 77.61 years +0.1%
2062 77.71 years +0.1%
2063 77.81 years +0.1%
2064 77.92 years +0.1%
2065 78.03 years +0.1%
2066 78.14 years +0.1%
2067 78.25 years +0.1%
2068 78.36 years +0.1%
2069 78.47 years +0.1%
2070 78.58 years +0.2%
2071 78.7 years +0.1%
2072 78.82 years +0.1%
2073 78.94 years +0.2%
2074 79.06 years +0.2%
2075 79.18 years +0.2%
2076 79.3 years +0.2%
2077 79.41 years +0.1%
2078 79.53 years +0.1%
2079 79.64 years +0.1%
2080 79.76 years +0.1%
2081 79.88 years +0.1%
2082 79.99 years +0.1%
2083 80.12 years +0.2%
2084 80.23 years +0.1%
2085 80.36 years +0.2%
2086 80.48 years +0.2%
2087 80.61 years +0.2%
2088 80.73 years +0.2%
2089 80.85 years +0.1%
2090 80.96 years +0.1%
2091 81.09 years +0.2%
2092 81.21 years +0.1%
2093 81.32 years +0.1%
2094 81.44 years +0.1%
2095 81.56 years +0.1%
2096 81.68 years +0.1%
2097 81.79 years +0.1%
2098 81.9 years +0.1%
2099 82.02 years +0.1%
2100 82.14 years +0.1%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 82.14 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 85.86 years, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 82.14 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.42 years, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

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

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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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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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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