Iran - Life expectancy at birth 2008

Life expectancy falls in Iran

In 2008 the life expectancy in Iran decreased to 72.62 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 74.92 years and for men 70.49 years.

Iran’s position worsened with respect to the 193 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 83th in 2007 to 87th in 2008.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Iran over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 2007, when it was 72.77 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 1998, when it was 68.73 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
2008	74.92	70.49	72.62
2007	75.36	70.38	72.77
2006	74.92	69.85	72.28
2005	74.36	69.51	71.84
2004	73.89	69.05	71.37
2003	72.23	67.61	69.82
2002	72.92	68.17	70.45
2001	72.56	67.59	69.96
2000	72.30	67.34	69.69
1999	71.94	66.93	69.30
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