Iraq - Life expectancy at birth 1989

Life expectancy increases in Iraq

In 1989 the life expectancy in Iraq increased to 58.24 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 63.57 years and for men 53.29 years.

Iraq’s position improvened with respect to the 189 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 142th in 1988 to 141th in 1989.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Iraq over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 1988, when it was 57.47 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 1979, when it was 64.79 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
1989	63.57	53.29	58.24
1988	65.97	50.33	57.47
1987	68.70	54.59	61.18
1986	68.62	54.17	60.87
1985	68.55	53.92	60.68
1984	68.22	53.42	60.22
1983	68.15	53.24	60.06
1982	67.73	53.01	59.73
1981	67.60	52.48	59.33
1980	67.46	56.20	61.50
1979	67.69	61.91	64.79
1978	67.29	61.53	64.40
1977	67.14	61.33	64.23
1976	66.63	60.82	63.72
1975	65.76	57.43	61.46
1974	65.20	56.87	60.90
1973	65.03	59.08	62.03
1972	64.35	58.47	61.39
1971	63.88	57.99	60.91
1970	63.25	57.19	60.19
1969	62.63	56.12	59.32
1968	61.97	55.69	58.78
1967	61.52	55.31	58.37
1966	60.85	54.01	57.35
1965	60.05	53.34	56.62
1964	59.08	52.35	55.63
1963	58.57	51.53	54.95
1962	57.81	51.03	54.33
1961	56.82	50.18	53.41
1960	55.87	49.54	52.62

Iraq - Life expectancy at birth