Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Iraq
Iraq: Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality was 0.1138 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Iraq, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Iraq is 0.1138, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Iraq peaked at 0.4563 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1138, in 2023.
That places Iraq 90th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3823 | 0.3164 | 0.4563 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2582 | 0.2211 | 0.3035 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1934 | 0.1742 | 0.2152 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1737 | 0.1626 | 0.2025 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1667 | 0.1547 | 0.2012 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1513 | 0.1408 | 0.1626 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1287 | 0.12 | 0.1392 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1164 | 0.1138 | 0.1187 | 4 |
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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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 2 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 419,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 404,017 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 426,321 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 409,679 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Iraq?
- Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Iraq was 0.1138 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4563 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1138 in 2023.
- How does Iraq rank for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality?
- Iraq ranks 90th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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