Iraq - Life expectancy at birth 2018

Life expectancy improves in Iraq

In 2018 the life expectancy in Iraq increased to 71.51 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 73.29 years and for men 69.56 years.

Iraq’s position improvened with respect to the 194 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 123th in 2017 to 114th in 2018.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Iraq over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2017, when it was 70.41 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2008, when it was 64.94 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
2018	73.29	69.56	71.51
2017	73.24	67.51	70.41
2016	72.38	65.61	68.99
2015	71.21	67.52	69.44
2014	71.18	66.52	68.91
2013	70.70	65.69	68.25
2012	70.52	65.42	68.02
2011	70.35	64.88	67.66
2010	70.15	63.93	67.06
2009	69.59	63.27	66.45
2008	69.35	60.72	64.94
2007	69.42	58.22	63.55
2006	69.55	58.19	63.59
2005	69.87	60.14	64.84
2004	69.92	60.44	65.03
2003	69.93	61.53	65.64
2002	70.11	64.01	67.08
2001	69.97	64.04	67.03
2000	69.85	63.73	66.82
1999	69.00	63.30	66.18
1998	67.87	63.00	65.49
1997	68.32	63.25	65.84
1996	68.84	63.83	66.39
1995	69.17	63.66	66.46
1994	69.54	63.84	66.74
1993	69.71	63.97	66.90
1992	69.38	63.92	66.71
1991	66.70	58.44	62.52
1990	63.70	53.54	58.44
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