Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Iran
Iran: Remaining life expectancy at different ages males was 75.79 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
75.79
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
70th
of 236 countries
All-time high
75.79
in 2023
All-time low
38.94
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Iran, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iran recorded 75.79 for remaining life expectancy at different ages males in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Iran peaked at 75.79 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.94, in 1950.
Iran ranks 70th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 38.94 | — |
| 1951 | 39.4 | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 39.89 | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 40.24 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 40.71 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 41.34 | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 41.76 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 42.03 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 42.88 | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 43.42 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 43.94 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 44.51 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 44.41 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 45.64 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 46.22 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 46.8 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 47.44 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 48.1 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 48.23 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 49.51 | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 50.26 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 51.05 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 51.58 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 52.65 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 53.43 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 54.27 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 55.1 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 55.87 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 55.2 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 57.29 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 56.32 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 52.84 | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 53.81 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 54.66 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 57.97 | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 58.54 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 59.07 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 59.55 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 60.05 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 63.18 | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 62.12 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 63.98 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 64.37 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 64.72 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 65.16 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 65.56 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 65.98 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 66.31 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 66.87 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 67.35 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 67.84 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 68.31 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 68.83 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 68.39 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 69.84 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 70.3 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 70.8 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 71.25 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 71.68 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 72.07 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 72.46 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 72.83 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 73.18 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 73.51 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 73.8 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 74.07 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 74.3 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.55 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 74.74 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 74.99 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 72.22 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 71.95 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 74.9 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 75.79 | +1.2% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 75.79 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.5, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 75.79 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 74.9, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.06 | 38.94 | 43.42 | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.48 | 43.94 | 49.51 | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.67 | 50.26 | 57.29 | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.6 | 52.84 | 63.18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.24 | 62.12 | 67.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.93 | 67.84 | 72.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.84 | 72.46 | 74.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.71 | 71.95 | 75.79 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
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Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Iran?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Iran was 75.79 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 75.79 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.94 in 1950.
- How does Iran rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages males?
- Iran ranks 70th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages males rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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