Life expectancy in Iraq
Iraq: Life expectancy was 69.12 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Iraq, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, life expectancy in Iraq stood at 69.12 years.
The figure is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Iraq peaked at 69.44 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25 years, in 1870.
That places Iraq 109th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Iraq, 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 | 30 years | +20.0% |
| 1933 | 30 years | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 35 years | +16.7% |
| 1950 | 44 years | +25.7% |
| 1955 | 47 years | +6.8% |
| 1960 | 48.78 years | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 51.78 years | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 55.38 years | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 59.62 years | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 61 years | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 62.21 years | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 58.44 years | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 66.46 years | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 66.82 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 64.84 years | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 67.06 years | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 69.44 years | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 69.12 years | -0.5% |
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 | 27.5 years | 25 years | 30 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 32.5 years | 30 years | 35 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 45.5 years | 44 years | 47 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 50.28 years | 48.78 years | 51.78 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 57.5 years | 55.38 years | 59.62 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 61.61 years | 61 years | 62.21 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 62.45 years | 58.44 years | 66.46 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.83 years | 64.84 years | 66.82 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.25 years | 67.06 years | 69.44 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 69.12 years | 69.12 years | 69.12 years | 1 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5794 % 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 0.1756 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.577 % 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 0.1846 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Iraq?
- Life expectancy in Iraq was 69.12 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 69.44 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 years in 1870.
- How does Iraq rank for life expectancy?
- Iraq ranks 109th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.