Life expectancy in Iran
Iran: Life expectancy was 74.83 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Iran, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Iran is 74.83 years, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Iran peaked at 75.12 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25 years, in 1870.
Iran ranks 63rd of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Iran, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 years | — |
| 1880 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 27.5 years | +10.0% |
| 1933 | 30 years | +9.1% |
| 1938 | 35 years | +16.7% |
| 1950 | 46.1 years | +31.7% |
| 1955 | 48.3 years | +4.8% |
| 1960 | 47.77 years | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 50.23 years | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 52.8 years | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 55.5 years | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 58.59 years | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 61.29 years | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 64.37 years | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 67.78 years | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 69.69 years | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 71.84 years | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 73.07 years | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 75.12 years | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 74.83 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 26.25 years | 25 years | 27.5 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 32.5 years | 30 years | 35 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 47.2 years | 46.1 years | 48.3 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 49 years | 47.77 years | 50.23 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 54.15 years | 52.8 years | 55.5 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 59.94 years | 58.59 years | 61.29 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 66.08 years | 64.37 years | 67.78 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.76 years | 69.69 years | 71.84 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 74.1 years | 73.07 years | 75.12 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 74.83 years | 74.83 years | 74.83 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More health data for Iran
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5627 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,361 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,070 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.932 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.9773 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1131 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Iran?
- Life expectancy in Iran was 74.83 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 75.12 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 years in 1870.
- How does Iran rank for life expectancy?
- Iran ranks 63rd out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.