Iraq - Life expectancy at birth 1997

Life expectancy decreases in Iraq

In 1997 the life expectancy in Iraq decreased to 64.24 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 66.95 years and for men 61.43 years.

Iraq’s position worsened with respect to the 195 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 120th in 1996 to 122th in 1997.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Iraq over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 1996, when it was 64.62 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 1987, when it was 60.26 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
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