Life expectancy at birth, male in Iraq
Iraq: Life expectancy at birth, male was 70.5 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male 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, male in Iraq stood at 70.5 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Iraq peaked at 70.5 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.33 years, in 1960.
That places Iraq 118th 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, male in Iraq, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.33 years | — |
| 1961 | 48.98 years | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 50.1 years | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 50.87 years | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 51.89 years | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 52.96 years | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 53.93 years | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 55.28 years | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 55.86 years | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 56.52 years | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 57.7 years | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 58.65 years | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 59.17 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 59.66 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 57.12 years | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 57.57 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 60.82 years | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 61.1 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 61.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 61.52 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 55.39 years | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 51.67 years | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 52 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 52.32 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 52.59 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 52.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 53.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 53.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 49.43 years | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 52.24 years | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 52.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 56.63 years | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 61.73 years | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 61.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 61.63 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 61.54 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 61.62 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 61.43 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 61.81 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 61.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 62.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 62.66 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 63.11 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 61.27 years | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 60.67 years | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 60.92 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 59.26 years | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 59.77 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 63.15 years | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 65.48 years | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 65.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 66.18 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 66.59 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 66.73 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 67.44 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 67.77 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 65.26 years | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 67.04 years | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 69.23 years | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 69.33 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 66.97 years | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 68.84 years | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 70.11 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 70.43 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 70.5 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.47 years | 48.33 years | 56.52 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.46 years | 57.12 years | 61.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.5 years | 49.43 years | 55.39 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.24 years | 52.29 years | 61.96 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.86 years | 59.26 years | 65.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.14 years | 65.26 years | 69.33 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.37 years | 66.97 years | 70.5 years | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 898.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.5783 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3603 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3018 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Iraq?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Iraq was 70.5 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.33 years in 1960.
- How does Iraq rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Iraq ranks 118th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, male (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.