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Iran life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

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Iran ranks 61/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 76.4 years for males, 80.2 years for females, and 78.2 years for both sexes combined.

Iran life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 78.2 76.4 80.2
2025 78.1 76.2 80
2024 77.9 76 79.8
2023 77.7 75.8 79.6
2022 76.8 74.9 78.8
2021 73.8 72 75.7
2020 74.1 72.2 76.2
2019 76.9 75 78.8
2018 76.6 74.7 78.6
2017 76.4 74.5 78.3
2016 76.2 74.3 78.1
2015 75.9 74.1 77.8
2014 75.6 73.8 77.6
2013 75.3 73.5 77.3
2012 75 73.2 77
2011 74.7 72.8 76.7
2010 74.4 72.5 76.4
2009 74 72.1 76.1
2008 73.7 71.7 75.8
2007 73.3 71.3 75.5
2006 72.9 70.8 75.2
2005 72.4 70.3 74.8
2004 72 69.8 74.4
2003 70.5 68.4 72.7
2002 71.1 68.8 73.6
2001 70.6 68.3 73.1
2000 70.2 67.8 72.7
1999 69.7 67.3 72.3
1998 69.2 66.9 71.8
1997 68.6 66.3 71.2
1996 68.3 66 70.9
1995 67.9 65.6 70.5
1994 67.5 65.2 70.1
1993 67 64.7 69.6
1992 66.7 64.4 69.2
1991 66.2 64 68.8
1990 64.1 62.1 66.3
1989 65.3 63.2 67.7
1988 63.3 60.1 67.1
1987 62.7 59.5 66.4
1986 62.1 59.1 65.8
1985 61.5 58.5 65.1
1984 60.9 58 64.4
1983 58.5 54.7 63.4
1982 57.6 53.8 62.5
1981 56.6 52.8 61.3
1980 58.4 56.3 60.7
1979 58.5 57.3 59.7
1978 56 55.2 57
1977 56.7 55.9 57.5
1976 55.8 55.1 56.5
1975 54.8 54.3 55.4
1974 53.9 53.4 54.3
1973 52.9 52.6 53.3
1972 51.7 51.6 51.9
1971 51.1 51.1 51.2
1970 50.2 50.3 50.2
1969 49.4 49.5 49.2
1968 47.9 48.2 47.6
1967 47.8 48.1 47.5
1966 47.1 47.4 46.7
1965 46.4 46.8 45.9
1964 45.7 46.2 45.2
1963 45.1 45.6 44.5
1962 43.8 44.4 43.1
1961 43.9 44.5 43.2
1960 43.3 43.9 42.6
1959 42.8 43.4 42.1
1958 42.2 42.9 41.5
1957 41.3 42 40.5
1956 41.1 41.8 40.3
1955 40.6 41.3 39.9
1954 40 40.7 39.2
1953 39.5 40.2 38.7
1952 39.2 39.9 38.4
1951 38.7 39.4 37.9
1950 38.2 38.9 37.4

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

In Iran, healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 64 years for men and 64 for women, with a combined average of 64 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 14.8 healthy years, 14.6 for males and 14.9 for females.

Iran life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Iran, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy: 50.0 Years

Mean expected age of death: 80.0 Years

Median expected age of death: 82.1 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 99.0% 98.6% 99.3%
50 97.2% 96.3% 98.1%
60 93.2% 91.3% 95.3%
65 89.7% 87.2% 92.4%
70 84.5% 81.5% 87.8%
75 75.3% 71.5% 79.4%
80 59.1% 54.2% 64.3%
85 36.6% 31.4% 42.1%
90 16.3% 12.6% 20.1%
95 4.6% 3.0% 6.1%
100 0.6% 0.3% 0.9%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 40.8% 43.5% 40.1%
99 38.4% 41% 37.6%
98 35.5% 38.2% 34.7%
97 32.9% 35.5% 32%
96 30.4% 33% 29.5%
95 28% 30.5% 27%
94 25.9% 28.3% 24.9%
93 24% 26.4% 22.9%
92 22.3% 24.7% 21.2%
91 20.7% 23.1% 19.5%
90 19.2% 21.4% 17.9%
89 17.7% 19.7% 16.4%
88 16.2% 18.1% 15%
87 14.9% 16.6% 13.7%
86 13.6% 15.2% 12.4%
85 12.4% 13.9% 11.2%
84 11.2% 12.6% 10.1%
83 10.1% 11.4% 9.03%
82 9.06% 10.3% 8.03%
81 8.06% 9.16% 7.09%
80 7.1% 8.08% 6.22%
79 6.2% 7.06% 5.42%
78 5.39% 6.12% 4.7%
77 4.66% 5.28% 4.05%
76 4.01% 4.54% 3.49%
75 3.45% 3.9% 3.01%
74 2.98% 3.36% 2.59%
73 2.57% 2.9% 2.24%
72 2.22% 2.51% 1.94%
71 1.93% 2.18% 1.69%
70 1.68% 1.9% 1.47%
69 1.47% 1.66% 1.29%
68 1.3% 1.47% 1.13%
67 1.16% 1.31% 1%
66 1.04% 1.19% 0.9%
65 0.95% 1.09% 0.8%
64 0.88% 1.02% 0.73%
63 0.81% 0.97% 0.66%
62 0.76% 0.92% 0.6%
61 0.71% 0.87% 0.55%
60 0.66% 0.82% 0.5%
59 0.6% 0.76% 0.45%
58 0.55% 0.7% 0.4%
57 0.5% 0.64% 0.36%
56 0.46% 0.59% 0.33%
55 0.42% 0.53% 0.29%
54 0.38% 0.49% 0.27%
53 0.35% 0.45% 0.24%
52 0.32% 0.42% 0.22%
51 0.29% 0.38% 0.2%
50 0.27% 0.35% 0.18%
49 0.25% 0.32% 0.17%
48 0.23% 0.3% 0.16%
47 0.21% 0.28% 0.14%
46 0.19% 0.25% 0.13%
45 0.18% 0.24% 0.12%
44 0.17% 0.22% 0.11%
43 0.16% 0.21% 0.1%
42 0.15% 0.2% 0.1%
41 0.14% 0.19% 0.09%
40 0.13% 0.18% 0.09%
39 0.12% 0.17% 0.08%
38 0.12% 0.16% 0.08%
37 0.11% 0.15% 0.07%
36 0.11% 0.14% 0.07%
35 0.1% 0.14% 0.07%
34 0.1% 0.13% 0.07%
33 0.1% 0.13% 0.06%
32 0.1% 0.13% 0.06%
31 0.09% 0.13% 0.06%
30 0.09% 0.12% 0.06%
29 0.09% 0.12% 0.06%
28 0.09% 0.12% 0.06%
27 0.09% 0.12% 0.05%
26 0.09% 0.12% 0.05%
25 0.08% 0.12% 0.05%
24 0.08% 0.12% 0.05%
23 0.09% 0.12% 0.05%
22 0.09% 0.13% 0.05%
21 0.09% 0.13% 0.05%
20 0.09% 0.13% 0.05%
19 0.09% 0.12% 0.05%
18 0.08% 0.11% 0.05%
17 0.07% 0.1% 0.05%
16 0.06% 0.09% 0.04%
15 0.06% 0.07% 0.04%
14 0.05% 0.05% 0.04%
13 0.04% 0.04% 0.03%
12 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
11 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
10 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
9 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
8 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
7 0.04% 0.04% 0.03%
6 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
5 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
4 0.04% 0.04% 0.03%
3 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
2 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
1 0.07% 0.07% 0.07%
0 0.85% 0.92% 0.78%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

In Iran, the risk of dying is lowest at age 10 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 0.85% in the birth year, 0.09% at age 30, 0.66% at 60, and 7.1% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in Iran never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 1,134 years — 782 for males and 2,152 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 102 101.8 102
99 101 100.9 101.1
98 100.1 100 100.2
97 99.3 99.1 99.3
96 98.4 98.2 98.5
95 97.6 97.4 97.7
94 96.8 96.6 96.9
93 96 95.8 96.1
92 95.2 95 95.3
91 94.5 94.2 94.6
90 93.7 93.4 93.9
89 93 92.6 93.1
88 92.2 91.9 92.4
87 91.5 91.1 91.8
86 90.8 90.4 91.1
85 90.2 89.8 90.5
84 89.5 89.1 89.9
83 88.9 88.5 89.3
82 88.4 87.8 88.8
81 87.8 87.3 88.2
80 87.3 86.7 87.8
79 86.8 86.2 87.3
78 86.4 85.7 86.9
77 85.9 85.3 86.5
76 85.6 84.9 86.2
75 85.2 84.5 85.9
74 84.9 84.2 85.6
73 84.6 83.9 85.3
72 84.3 83.6 85
71 84.1 83.3 84.8
70 83.9 83.1 84.6
69 83.6 82.9 84.4
68 83.5 82.7 84.2
67 83.3 82.5 84.1
66 83.1 82.3 83.9
65 82.9 82.1 83.8
64 82.8 81.9 83.6
63 82.6 81.7 83.5
62 82.5 81.5 83.4
61 82.3 81.4 83.2
60 82.2 81.2 83.1
59 82 81 83
58 81.9 80.9 82.9
57 81.8 80.7 82.8
56 81.7 80.6 82.7
55 81.5 80.5 82.7
54 81.4 80.3 82.6
53 81.3 80.2 82.5
52 81.3 80.1 82.4
51 81.2 80 82.4
50 81.1 79.9 82.3
49 81 79.8 82.3
48 80.9 79.7 82.2
47 80.9 79.6 82.2
46 80.8 79.5 82.1
45 80.7 79.4 82.1
44 80.7 79.4 82
43 80.6 79.3 82
42 80.6 79.2 82
41 80.5 79.1 81.9
40 80.4 79.1 81.9
39 80.4 79 81.8
38 80.3 78.9 81.8
37 80.3 78.9 81.8
36 80.3 78.8 81.7
35 80.2 78.8 81.7
34 80.2 78.7 81.7
33 80.1 78.6 81.7
32 80.1 78.6 81.6
31 80 78.5 81.6
30 80 78.5 81.6
29 79.9 78.4 81.5
28 79.9 78.3 81.5
27 79.8 78.3 81.5
26 79.8 78.2 81.4
25 79.7 78.2 81.4
24 79.7 78.1 81.4
23 79.7 78 81.4
22 79.6 78 81.3
21 79.6 77.9 81.3
20 79.5 77.8 81.3
19 79.4 77.7 81.2
18 79.4 77.7 81.2
17 79.4 77.6 81.2
16 79.3 77.6 81.2
15 79.3 77.5 81.1
14 79.2 77.5 81.1
13 79.2 77.5 81.1
12 79.2 77.4 81.1
11 79.2 77.4 81.1
10 79.2 77.4 81
9 79.2 77.4 81
8 79.1 77.4 81
7 79.1 77.3 81
6 79.1 77.3 81
5 79 77.3 80.9
4 79 77.2 80.9
3 79 77.2 80.9
2 79 77.2 80.9
1 78.9 77.1 80.8
0 78.2 76.4 80.2

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

In Iran, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 82.9 years, rising to 83.9 at 70, 85.2 at 75, and 87.3 at 80 — all higher than the 78.2 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Iran.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 0.59% 0.32% 0.85%
99 0.97% 0.54% 1.36%
98 1.5% 0.88% 2.08%
97 2.23% 1.36% 3.06%
96 3.21% 2.04% 4.33%
95 4.45% 2.93% 5.94%
94 6.01% 4.09% 7.9%
93 7.9% 5.55% 10.3%
92 10.2% 7.38% 13%
91 12.8% 9.59% 16.2%
90 15.9% 12.2% 19.7%
89 19.3% 15.2% 23.6%
88 23% 18.6% 27.7%
87 27% 22.3% 32.1%
86 31.3% 26.2% 36.7%
85 35.7% 30.5% 41.3%
84 40.2% 34.9% 45.9%
83 44.7% 39.4% 50.5%
82 49.2% 43.9% 54.9%
81 53.5% 48.3% 59.1%
80 57.6% 52.5% 63%
79 61.4% 56.5% 66.6%
78 64.9% 60.2% 69.9%
77 68% 63.6% 72.9%
76 70.9% 66.6% 75.5%
75 73.4% 69.3% 77.8%
74 75.7% 71.7% 79.9%
73 77.7% 73.8% 81.7%
72 79.4% 75.7% 83.4%
71 81% 77.4% 84.8%
70 82.4% 78.9% 86.1%
69 83.6% 80.2% 87.2%
68 84.7% 81.4% 88.2%
67 85.7% 82.5% 89.1%
66 86.6% 83.5% 89.9%
65 87.4% 84.4% 90.6%
64 88.2% 85.3% 91.3%
63 88.9% 86.2% 91.9%
62 89.6% 87% 92.4%
61 90.2% 87.7% 92.9%
60 90.8% 88.4% 93.4%
59 91.4% 89.1% 93.8%
58 91.9% 89.7% 94.2%
57 92.4% 90.3% 94.5%
56 92.8% 90.9% 94.9%
55 93.2% 91.3% 95.1%
54 93.5% 91.8% 95.4%
53 93.9% 92.2% 95.6%
52 94.2% 92.6% 95.8%
51 94.4% 93% 96%
50 94.7% 93.3% 96.2%
49 94.9% 93.6% 96.4%
48 95.2% 93.9% 96.5%
47 95.4% 94.1% 96.7%
46 95.5% 94.4% 96.8%
45 95.7% 94.6% 96.9%
44 95.9% 94.8% 97%
43 96% 95% 97.1%
42 96.2% 95.2% 97.2%
41 96.3% 95.4% 97.3%
40 96.4% 95.5% 97.4%
39 96.6% 95.7% 97.5%
38 96.7% 95.8% 97.5%
37 96.8% 96% 97.6%
36 96.9% 96.1% 97.7%
35 97% 96.3% 97.7%
34 97.1% 96.4% 97.8%
33 97.2% 96.5% 97.9%
32 97.3% 96.6% 97.9%
31 97.4% 96.8% 98%
30 97.4% 96.9% 98%
29 97.5% 97% 98.1%
28 97.6% 97.1% 98.2%
27 97.7% 97.2% 98.2%
26 97.8% 97.3% 98.3%
25 97.9% 97.5% 98.3%
24 98% 97.6% 98.4%
23 98% 97.7% 98.4%
22 98.1% 97.8% 98.5%
21 98.2% 97.9% 98.5%
20 98.3% 98.1% 98.5%
19 98.4% 98.2% 98.6%
18 98.5% 98.3% 98.6%
17 98.5% 98.4% 98.7%
16 98.6% 98.5% 98.7%
15 98.7% 98.5% 98.8%
14 98.7% 98.6% 98.8%
13 98.7% 98.6% 98.8%
12 98.8% 98.7% 98.9%
11 98.8% 98.7% 98.9%
10 98.8% 98.7% 98.9%
9 98.8% 98.8% 98.9%
8 98.9% 98.8% 99%
7 98.9% 98.8% 99%
6 98.9% 98.9% 99%
5 99% 98.9% 99.1%
4 99% 99% 99.1%
3 99.1% 99% 99.1%
2 99.1% 99% 99.1%
1 99.1% 99.1% 99.2%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. In Iran, 90.8% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 82.4% past 70, 57.6% past 80, 15.9% past 90, and only 0.59% past 100.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

Compare Iran Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in Iran

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 112.7 17.9 194.4
99 370 222.9 510
98 532 335 721
97 734 484 978
96 975 672 1,277
95 1,247 894 1,606
94 1,555 1,158 1,966
93 1,896 1,466 2,351
92 2,270 1,823 2,754
91 2,662 2,215 3,157
90 3,041 2,605 3,529
89 3,405 2,994 3,869
88 3,740 3,367 4,163
87 4,021 3,698 4,391
86 4,246 3,985 4,549
85 4,409 4,222 4,631
84 4,502 4,396 4,635
83 4,518 4,495 4,559
82 4,455 4,507 4,409
81 4,308 4,422 4,192
80 4,086 4,245 3,918
79 3,807 3,991 3,610
78 3,495 3,686 3,282
77 3,169 3,355 2,953
76 2,844 3,022 2,636
75 2,534 2,702 2,341
74 2,252 2,408 2,073
73 1,995 2,140 1,832
72 1,765 1,899 1,618
71 1,562 1,685 1,429
70 1,384 1,496 1,264
69 1,231 1,334 1,122
68 1,101 1,197 1,000
67 992 1,084 895
66 901 993 805
65 829 924 729
64 772 874 664
63 725 834 608
62 682 799 557
61 640 764 510
60 597 724 464
59 553 678 422
58 508 628 381
57 465 579 344
56 425 532 310
55 389 488 280.6
54 356 450 254.5
53 328 416 231.7
52 302 385 211.4
51 277.9 356 193.4
50 256.1 329 177.3
49 235.8 304 162.7
48 217.2 280.6 149.6
47 200.6 259.4 137.8
46 185.8 240.5 127.3
45 172.7 223.9 117.8
44 161.1 209.7 109.3
43 151 197.4 101.7
42 142 186.6 95
41 134 176.9 89
40 126.8 167.9 83.6
39 120.1 159.4 78.9
38 114.1 151.6 74.7
37 108.8 144.5 71.2
36 104.3 138.4 68.2
35 100.5 133.4 65.7
34 97.6 129.6 63.9
33 95.3 126.6 62.4
32 93.5 124.4 61.1
31 91.9 122.4 59.9
30 90.2 120.5 58.6
29 88.2 118.2 57
28 86.2 115.9 55.3
27 84.5 114.1 53.4
26 83.2 113.1 51.6
25 82.7 113.6 50
24 83.1 115.7 48.6
23 84.4 119.4 47.6
22 86 123.3 46.7
21 87 125.8 46.1
20 86.7 125.4 45.8
19 84.1 120.6 45.5
18 79.1 111.2 45.2
17 72.2 98.4 44.5
16 63.9 83.8 42.8
15 54.6 68.5 39.9
14 45.1 53.9 35.7
13 36.3 41.5 30.7
12 29.4 32.3 26.3
11 25.2 27 23.3
10 23.2 24.4 21.9
9 24.4 25.9 22.8
8 29.6 32.5 26.5
7 36.3 41.1 31.2
6 41.7 47.9 35.1
5 43 49.3 36.3
4 37.6 41.8 33.1
3 26.4 26.8 26.1
2 26.9 25.1 28.8
1 70.9 67.5 74.4
0 851 917 780

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Iran, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 83 for both sexes combined, 82 for males, and 84 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 80.6 for men, 83.1 for women, and 81.8 combined, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure and reflect Iran's demographics more than its death rate.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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