Life expectancy at birth, female in Iraq
Iraq: Life expectancy at birth, female was 74.18 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.18 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
140th
of 217 countries
All-time high
74.18 years
in 2024
All-time low
54.76 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Iraq, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Iraq stood at 74.18 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Iraq peaked at 74.18 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.76 years, in 1960.
That places Iraq 140th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Iraq, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.76 years | — |
| 1961 | 55.9 years | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 57.05 years | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 58.04 years | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 58.75 years | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 59.97 years | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 60.85 years | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 61.64 years | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 62.13 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 62.82 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 63.38 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 64 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 64.44 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 65.02 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 65.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 65.51 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 66.31 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 66.69 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 67.02 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 67.33 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 67.2 years | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 67.16 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 67.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 67.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 67.79 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 67.96 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 68.09 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 68.21 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 65.42 years | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 63.26 years | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 63.37 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 66.27 years | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 68.9 years | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 68.77 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 68.36 years | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 67.91 years | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 67.52 years | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 66.95 years | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 66.89 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 66.99 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 67.33 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 67.81 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 68.22 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 68.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 68.73 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 69 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 69.13 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 69.38 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 69.77 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 70.05 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 70.25 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 70.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 70.92 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 71.23 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 71.78 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 72.04 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 72.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 72.47 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 72.84 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 73.01 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 72.29 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 72.42 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 73.8 years | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 74.06 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 74.18 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.19 years | 54.76 years | 62.82 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.48 years | 63.38 years | 67.33 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.01 years | 63.26 years | 68.21 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.19 years | 63.37 years | 68.9 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.79 years | 67.33 years | 70.05 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.72 years | 70.25 years | 73.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.35 years | 72.29 years | 74.18 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 137 Dominica 74.72 years compare
- 138 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 74.48 years compare
- 139 Palestine, State of 74.25 years compare
- 141 Jamaica 74.15 years compare
- 142 Tajikistan 74.14 years compare
- 143 Vanuatu 74.11 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 898.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0345 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4978 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Iraq?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Iraq was 74.18 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 74.18 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.76 years in 1960.
- How does Iraq rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Iraq ranks 140th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.