Iraq - Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy improves in Iraq

In 2023 the life expectancy in Iraq increased to 72.32 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 74.06 years and for men 70.43 years.

Iraq’s position improvened with respect to the 195 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 113th in 2022 to 110th in 2023.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Iraq over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2022, when it was 72.04 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2013, when it was 69.05 years.

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

Iraq - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2023	74.06	70.43	72.32
2022	73.80	70.11	72.04
2021	72.42	68.85	70.70
2020	72.29	66.97	69.65
2019	73.01	69.33	71.25
2018	72.84	69.23	71.12
2017	72.48	67.04	69.79
2016	72.15	65.26	68.68
2015	72.04	67.77	69.98
2014	71.78	67.44	69.68
2013	71.23	66.73	69.05
2012	70.92	66.59	68.83
2011	70.55	66.18	68.44
2010	70.25	65.80	68.09
2009	70.05	65.48	67.83
2008	69.77	63.15	66.47
2007	69.38	59.77	64.43
2006	69.13	59.26	64.03
2005	69.01	60.92	64.90
2004	68.73	60.67	64.63
2003	68.45	61.27	64.83
2002	68.22	63.11	65.72
2001	67.81	62.66	65.29
2000	67.33	62.28	64.86
1999	66.99	61.96	64.53
1998	66.89	61.81	64.41
1997	66.95	61.43	64.24
1996	67.52	61.62	64.62
1995	67.91	61.54	64.76
1994	68.36	61.63	65.03
1993	68.77	61.79	65.31
1992	68.90	61.73	65.34
1991	66.27	56.63	61.34
1990	63.37	52.29	57.59
1989	63.26	52.24	57.50
1988	65.42	49.43	56.69
1987	68.21	53.39	60.26
1986	68.10	53.12	60.03
1985	67.96	52.86	59.80
1984	67.79	52.59	59.54
1983	67.62	52.32	59.29
1982	67.40	52.00	58.98
1981	67.16	51.67	58.65
1980	67.20	55.39	60.92
1979	67.33	61.52	64.42
1978	67.02	61.33	64.18
1977	66.69	61.10	63.90
1976	66.31	60.82	63.57
1975	65.51	57.57	61.43
1974	65.09	57.12	61.00
1973	65.02	59.66	62.34
1972	64.44	59.17	61.82
1971	64.00	58.65	61.33
1970	63.38	57.70	60.53
1969	62.82	56.52	59.64
1968	62.14	55.86	58.97
1967	61.64	55.28	58.42
1966	60.85	53.93	57.32
1965	59.97	52.96	56.39
1964	58.75	51.89	55.25
1963	58.04	50.87	54.36
1962	57.05	50.11	53.48
1961	55.90	48.98	52.34
1960	54.76	48.33	51.46

Iraq - Life expectancy at birth