Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Iraq
Iraq: Remaining life expectancy at different ages females was 6.38 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.38
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
191st
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.38
in 2023
All-time low
5.21
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Iraq, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 6.38 for remaining life expectancy at different ages females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Iraq peaked at 6.38 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.21, in 1950.
That places Iraq 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.21 | — |
| 1951 | 5.25 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 5.27 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 5.29 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 5.32 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 5.36 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 5.39 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 5.42 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 5.44 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 5.46 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 5.49 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 5.53 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 5.58 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 5.6 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 5.59 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 5.64 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 5.67 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 5.69 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 5.69 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 5.72 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 5.73 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 5.76 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 5.77 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 5.8 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 5.77 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 5.78 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 5.83 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 5.84 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 5.85 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 5.86 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 5.86 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5.86 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 5.87 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 5.87 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 5.87 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5.87 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5.87 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5.87 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 5.61 | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 5.38 | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 5.39 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 5.63 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 5.85 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 5.83 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 5.79 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 5.77 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 5.74 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 5.67 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 5.67 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 5.67 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.69 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 5.74 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 5.76 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 5.77 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.79 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 5.81 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.82 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.83 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.85 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.85 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.87 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.89 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.92 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.97 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.03 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 6.06 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.08 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 6.11 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 6.16 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 6.19 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.67 | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 5.83 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 6.33 | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 6.38 | +0.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 6.38 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.76, 82% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 6.38 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.57, 84% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.34 | 5.21 | 5.46 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.62 | 5.49 | 5.72 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.8 | 5.73 | 5.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.79 | 5.38 | 5.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.7 | 5.39 | 5.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.79 | 5.69 | 5.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.03 | 5.87 | 6.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.05 | 5.67 | 6.38 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 188 Tajikistan 6.46 compare
- 189 Philippines 6.42 compare
- 190 Rwanda 6.4 compare
- 192 Guinea-Bissau 6.38 compare
- 193 Western Sahara 6.35 compare
- 194 Ghana 6.32 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Iraq?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Iraq was 6.38 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 6.38 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.21 in 1950.
- How does Iraq rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages females?
- Iraq ranks 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages females rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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