Survival to age 65, male in Iraq
Iraq: Survival to age 65, male was 74.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in Iraq, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, survival to age 65, male in Iraq stood at 74.4%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Iraq peaked at 74.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 1988.
That places Iraq 101st out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, male in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.4% | — |
| 1961 | 40.0% | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 41.6% | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 42.6% | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 44.2% | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 45.8% | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 47.3% | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 49.6% | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 50.4% | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 51.4% | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 53.4% | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 55.0% | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 55.8% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 56.5% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 51.1% | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 51.8% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 58.0% | +12.1% |
| 1977 | 58.3% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 58.5% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 58.7% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 46.2% | -21.2% |
| 1981 | 38.9% | -15.8% |
| 1982 | 39.3% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 39.8% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 40.2% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 40.5% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 40.9% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 41.3% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 34.3% | -16.8% |
| 1989 | 40.0% | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 40.0% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 47.6% | +19.1% |
| 1992 | 57.1% | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 57.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 56.7% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 56.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 56.5% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 56.1% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 56.8% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 57.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 57.7% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 58.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 59.4% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 55.6% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 54.4% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 59.4% | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 64.1% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 65.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 66.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 68.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 68.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 63.6% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 66.6% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 70.6% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 73.6% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 74.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.2% | 39.4% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.7% | 51.1% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.1% | 34.3% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.2% | 40.0% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 51.6% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 63.6% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 66.6% | 74.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in Iraq?
- Survival to age 65, male in Iraq was 74.4% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, male recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 1988.
- How does Iraq rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Iraq ranks 101st out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.