Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Iran
Iran: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 77.65 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Iran, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Iran stood at 77.65 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Iran peaked at 77.65 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.19 years, in 1950.
Iran ranks 82nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.35 years | 38.19 years | 42.76 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.04 years | 43.3 years | 49.38 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.16 years | 50.22 years | 58.45 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.69 years | 56.63 years | 65.31 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.53 years | 64.07 years | 69.69 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.08 years | 70.17 years | 74.04 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.71 years | 74.39 years | 76.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.59 years | 73.75 years | 77.65 years | 4 |
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More health data for Iran
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 3,509 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 3,509 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 599,582 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 573,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 594,335 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 568,110 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 592,351 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 566,798 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Iran?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Iran was 77.65 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 77.65 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.19 years in 1950.
- How does Iran rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Iran ranks 82nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.