Iran - Life expectancy at birth 1998

Life expectancy increases in Iran

In 1998 the life expectancy in Iran increased to 68.73 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 71.23 years and for men 66.47 years.

Iran’s position improvened with respect to the 193 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 104th in 1997 to 101th in 1998.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Iran over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 1997, when it was 68.36 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1988, when it was 63.45 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Iran. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Iran in Iranian economy.

Iran - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
1998	71.23	66.47	68.73
1997	70.97	66.03	68.36
1996	70.75	65.69	68.07
1995	70.04	65.74	67.79
1994	69.83	65.35	67.47
1993	69.32	65.17	67.14
1992	69.07	64.72	66.78
1991	68.60	64.54	66.46
1990	66.32	62.61	64.37
1989	67.73	63.91	65.72
1988	66.96	60.45	63.45
1987	66.27	59.90	62.82
1986	65.94	59.57	62.49
1985	65.30	59.02	61.89
1984	64.50	58.46	61.22
1983	63.59	54.88	58.75
1982	62.48	53.97	57.73
1981	61.35	52.96	56.72
1980	60.63	56.70	58.54
1979	59.73	57.49	58.55
1978	56.68	55.24	55.93
1977	57.35	55.87	56.58
1976	56.28	55.17	55.70
1975	55.22	54.33	54.76
1974	54.29	53.45	53.85
1973	53.25	52.67	52.95
1972	51.61	51.70	51.66
1971	51.09	51.15	51.12
1970	50.08	50.31	50.20
1969	49.15	49.69	49.44
1968	47.77	48.47	48.14
1967	47.52	48.51	48.03
1966	46.92	47.88	47.42
1965	46.06	47.38	46.74
1964	45.48	46.86	46.20
1963	44.91	46.28	45.62
1962	43.39	45.10	44.27
1961	43.67	45.38	44.55
1960	43.06	44.80	43.96

Iran - Life expectancy at birth