Womens life expectancy at birth in Iran
Iran: Womens life expectancy at birth was 79.63 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.63
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
101st
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.63
in 2023
All-time low
37.41
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Iran, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iran recorded 79.63 for womens life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Iran peaked at 79.63 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.41, in 1950.
Iran ranks 101st 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.
Womens life expectancy at birth in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 37.41 | — |
| 1951 | 37.88 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 38.37 | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 38.74 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 39.24 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 39.87 | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 40.31 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 40.55 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 41.48 | +2.3% |
| 1959 | 42.06 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 42.61 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 43.25 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 43.08 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 44.53 | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 45.21 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 45.9 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 46.67 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 47.48 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 47.63 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 49.23 | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 50.17 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 51.18 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 51.88 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 53.26 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 54.33 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 55.41 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 56.5 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 57.52 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 56.97 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 59.74 | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 60.73 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 61.3 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 62.47 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 63.38 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 64.37 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 65.13 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 65.82 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 66.44 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 67.07 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 67.74 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 66.26 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 68.77 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 69.23 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 69.64 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 70.1 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 70.52 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 70.94 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 71.24 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 71.81 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 72.26 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 72.72 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 73.14 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 73.58 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 72.7 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 74.41 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 74.76 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 75.15 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 75.5 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 75.82 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 76.13 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 76.43 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 76.72 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 76.99 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 77.28 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 77.56 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 77.84 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 78.11 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 78.35 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.61 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 78.83 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 76.24 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 75.69 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 78.81 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 79.63 | +1.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 79.63 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.75, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 79.63 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 79.15, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.59 | 37.41 | 42.06 | 10 |
| 1960s | 45.56 | 42.61 | 49.23 | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.7 | 50.17 | 59.74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.44 | 60.73 | 67.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.08 | 66.26 | 72.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.39 | 72.7 | 76.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.67 | 76.43 | 78.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.59 | 75.69 | 79.63 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
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Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Iran?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Iran was 79.63 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 79.63 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.41 in 1950.
- How does Iran rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Iran ranks 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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