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Life Expectancy in Iran vs South Korea (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 78.2 years in Iran vs 84.6 in South Korea. Iran is ranked 61/197 by life expectancy, and South Korea is 4/197. In Iran, the life expectancy is 76.4 years for males and 80.2 years for females. In South Korea, it's 81.6 years for males and 87.5 years for females.

Iran vs South Korea life expectancy at birth by year

Iran
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Iran South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 78.2 76.4 80.2 84.6 81.6 87.5
2025 78.1 76.2 80 84.5 81.4 87.4
2024 77.9 76 79.8 84.4 81.3 87.3
2023 77.7 75.8 79.6 84.3 81.2 87.2
2022 76.8 74.9 78.8 82.7 79.6 85.8
2021 73.8 72 75.7 83.9 80.5 86.9
2020 74.1 72.2 76.2 83.7 80.3 86.8
2019 76.9 75 78.8 83.7 80.3 86.7
2018 76.6 74.7 78.6 83.3 79.9 86.4
2017 76.4 74.5 78.3 83.3 79.9 86.4
2016 76.2 74.3 78.1 82.9 79.4 86.1
2015 75.9 74.1 77.8 82.5 79 85.8
2014 75.6 73.8 77.6 82.4 78.7 85.7
2013 75.3 73.5 77.3 81.8 78.2 85.2
2012 75 73.2 77 81.3 77.7 84.7
2011 74.7 72.8 76.7 81.2 77.5 84.6
2010 74.4 72.5 76.4 80.7 77.1 84.2
2009 74 72.1 76.1 80.6 76.9 84
2008 73.7 71.7 75.8 80 76.3 83.5
2007 73.3 71.3 75.5 79.4 75.9 82.8
2006 72.9 70.8 75.2 79 75.4 82.5
2005 72.4 70.3 74.8 78.4 74.8 82
2004 72 69.8 74.4 78 74.3 81.6
2003 70.5 68.4 72.7 77.5 73.8 81.1
2002 71.1 68.8 73.6 77.2 73.4 81
2001 70.6 68.3 73.1 76.9 73 80.8
2000 70.2 67.8 72.7 76.2 72.3 80.1
1999 69.7 67.3 72.3 75.6 71.7 79.6
1998 69.2 66.9 71.8 75 71 79.1
1997 68.6 66.3 71.2 74.5 70.5 78.6
1996 68.3 66 70.9 74 70 78.1
1995 67.9 65.6 70.5 73.4 69.3 77.5
1994 67.5 65.2 70.1 72.9 68.8 77.1
1993 67 64.7 69.6 72.7 68.6 77
1992 66.7 64.4 69.2 72.2 68.1 76.4
1991 66.2 64 68.8 71.4 67.2 75.8
1990 64.1 62.1 66.3 71 66.8 75.4
1989 65.3 63.2 67.7 70.7 66.3 75.2
1988 63.3 60.1 67.1 70.2 65.7 74.9
1987 62.7 59.5 66.4 69.3 64.9 74
1986 62.1 59.1 65.8 69 64.5 73.8
1985 61.5 58.5 65.1 68.4 63.9 73.2
1984 60.9 58 64.4 68.1 63.7 72.8
1983 58.5 54.7 63.4 66.7 62.3 71.5
1982 57.6 53.8 62.5 67.1 62.5 72
1981 56.6 52.8 61.3 67.1 62.4 72.3
1980 58.4 56.3 60.7 64.8 60.5 69.7
1979 58.5 57.3 59.7 66.1 61.5 71.3
1978 56 55.2 57 65 60.5 70
1977 56.7 55.9 57.5 64.6 60.3 69.4
1976 55.8 55.1 56.5 65 60.9 69.5
1975 54.8 54.3 55.4 64.7 60.6 69.1
1974 53.9 53.4 54.3 64.2 60.2 68.6
1973 52.9 52.6 53.3 63.8 59.9 68
1972 51.7 51.6 51.9 63.2 59.3 67.4
1971 51.1 51.1 51.2 62.7 58.9 66.7
1970 50.2 50.3 50.2 62.2 58.5 66.1
1969 49.4 49.5 49.2 61.4 57.7 65.4
1968 47.9 48.2 47.6 60.9 57.2 64.9
1967 47.8 48.1 47.5 60.9 57.2 64.8
1966 47.1 47.4 46.7 55.4 52.5 58.7
1965 46.4 46.8 45.9 55.8 52.9 59
1964 45.7 46.2 45.2 55.3 52.7 58.3
1963 45.1 45.6 44.5 55 52.5 57.7
1962 43.8 44.4 43.1 55 52.7 57.6
1961 43.9 44.5 43.2 54.4 52 57
1960 43.3 43.9 42.6 53.8 51.4 56.3
1959 42.8 43.4 42.1 52.9 50.6 55.5
1958 42.2 42.9 41.5 51.8 49.5 54.3
1957 41.3 42 40.5 51.6 49.5 53.8
1956 41.1 41.8 40.3 50.2 48.1 52.5
1955 40.6 41.3 39.9 48.4 46.2 50.7
1954 40 40.7 39.2 46.1 43.9 48.4
1953 39.5 40.2 38.7 40.5 36.8 44.8
1952 39.2 39.9 38.4 36.6 31.7 42.9
1951 38.7 39.4 37.9 26.6 21 38.2
1950 38.2 38.9 37.4 22.2 17.5 34.6

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.

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 in Iran and 72.5 in South Korea. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 14.8 healthy years in Iran and 19.6 in South Korea.

Iran vs South Korea 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 and South Korea, 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 vs 55.0 years

Mean expected age of death:
80.0 vs 85.0 years

Median expected age of death:
82.1 vs 86.8 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Iran South Korea
Male Female Male Female
40 98.6% 99.3% 99.6% 99.8%
50 96.3% 98.1% 98.5% 99.3%
60 91.3% 95.3% 95.0% 98.2%
65 87.2% 92.4% 91.3% 96.8%
70 81.5% 87.8% 85.0% 93.9%
75 71.5% 79.4% 76.8% 89.4%
80 54.2% 64.3% 63.7% 80.9%
85 31.4% 42.1% 45.9% 67.4%
90 12.6% 20.1% 25.7% 47.7%
95 3.0% 6.1% 9.3% 25.4%
100 0.3% 0.9% 1.7% 8.4%

Life expectancy by current age

Iran
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Iran South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102 101.8 102 102.8 102.1 102.9
99 101 100.9 101.1 102 101.3 102.1
98 100.1 100 100.2 101.2 100.4 101.3
97 99.3 99.1 99.3 100.5 99.6 100.6
96 98.4 98.2 98.5 99.7 98.8 99.8
95 97.6 97.4 97.7 99 98 99.1
94 96.8 96.6 96.9 98.3 97.2 98.5
93 96 95.8 96.1 97.6 96.5 97.8
92 95.2 95 95.3 96.9 95.7 97.2
91 94.5 94.2 94.6 96.2 95 96.6
90 93.7 93.4 93.9 95.6 94.4 96
89 93 92.6 93.1 95 93.7 95.5
88 92.2 91.9 92.4 94.4 93.1 95
87 91.5 91.1 91.8 93.9 92.5 94.5
86 90.8 90.4 91.1 93.3 91.9 94
85 90.2 89.8 90.5 92.8 91.3 93.6
84 89.5 89.1 89.9 92.4 90.8 93.2
83 88.9 88.5 89.3 91.9 90.3 92.8
82 88.4 87.8 88.8 91.5 89.8 92.4
81 87.8 87.3 88.2 91.1 89.3 92.1
80 87.3 86.7 87.8 90.7 88.9 91.7
79 86.8 86.2 87.3 90.3 88.5 91.4
78 86.4 85.7 86.9 89.9 88.1 91.1
77 85.9 85.3 86.5 89.6 87.7 90.9
76 85.6 84.9 86.2 89.3 87.3 90.6
75 85.2 84.5 85.9 89 87 90.4
74 84.9 84.2 85.6 88.7 86.7 90.2
73 84.6 83.9 85.3 88.5 86.4 90
72 84.3 83.6 85 88.3 86.1 89.9
71 84.1 83.3 84.8 88 85.9 89.7
70 83.9 83.1 84.6 87.8 85.6 89.6
69 83.6 82.9 84.4 87.6 85.3 89.4
68 83.5 82.7 84.2 87.4 85.1 89.3
67 83.3 82.5 84.1 87.2 84.8 89.1
66 83.1 82.3 83.9 87 84.6 89
65 82.9 82.1 83.8 86.8 84.4 88.9
64 82.8 81.9 83.6 86.7 84.2 88.8
63 82.6 81.7 83.5 86.5 84 88.7
62 82.5 81.5 83.4 86.4 83.8 88.7
61 82.3 81.4 83.2 86.3 83.7 88.6
60 82.2 81.2 83.1 86.2 83.5 88.5
59 82 81 83 86.1 83.4 88.5
58 81.9 80.9 82.9 86 83.3 88.4
57 81.8 80.7 82.8 85.9 83.1 88.4
56 81.7 80.6 82.7 85.8 83 88.4
55 81.5 80.5 82.7 85.8 82.9 88.3
54 81.4 80.3 82.6 85.7 82.8 88.3
53 81.3 80.2 82.5 85.6 82.8 88.3
52 81.3 80.1 82.4 85.6 82.7 88.2
51 81.2 80 82.4 85.5 82.6 88.2
50 81.1 79.9 82.3 85.5 82.5 88.2
49 81 79.8 82.3 85.4 82.5 88.1
48 80.9 79.7 82.2 85.4 82.4 88.1
47 80.9 79.6 82.2 85.4 82.4 88.1
46 80.8 79.5 82.1 85.3 82.3 88.1
45 80.7 79.4 82.1 85.3 82.3 88.1
44 80.7 79.4 82 85.2 82.2 88
43 80.6 79.3 82 85.2 82.2 88
42 80.6 79.2 82 85.2 82.2 88
41 80.5 79.1 81.9 85.2 82.1 88
40 80.4 79.1 81.9 85.1 82.1 88
39 80.4 79 81.8 85.1 82.1 88
38 80.3 78.9 81.8 85.1 82.1 87.9
37 80.3 78.9 81.8 85.1 82 87.9
36 80.3 78.8 81.7 85.1 82 87.9
35 80.2 78.8 81.7 85.1 82 87.9
34 80.2 78.7 81.7 85 82 87.9
33 80.1 78.6 81.7 85 82 87.9
32 80.1 78.6 81.6 85 82 87.9
31 80 78.5 81.6 85 82 87.9
30 80 78.5 81.6 85 81.9 87.9
29 79.9 78.4 81.5 85 81.9 87.8
28 79.9 78.3 81.5 85 81.9 87.8
27 79.8 78.3 81.5 85 81.9 87.8
26 79.8 78.2 81.4 85 81.9 87.8
25 79.7 78.2 81.4 85 81.9 87.8
24 79.7 78.1 81.4 85 81.9 87.8
23 79.7 78 81.4 84.9 81.9 87.8
22 79.6 78 81.3 84.9 81.9 87.8
21 79.6 77.9 81.3 84.9 81.9 87.8
20 79.5 77.8 81.3 84.9 81.8 87.8
19 79.4 77.7 81.2 84.9 81.8 87.8
18 79.4 77.7 81.2 84.9 81.8 87.8
17 79.4 77.6 81.2 84.9 81.8 87.8
16 79.3 77.6 81.2 84.9 81.8 87.8
15 79.3 77.5 81.1 84.9 81.8 87.8
14 79.2 77.5 81.1 84.9 81.8 87.8
13 79.2 77.5 81.1 84.9 81.8 87.8
12 79.2 77.4 81.1 84.9 81.8 87.7
11 79.2 77.4 81.1 84.9 81.8 87.7
10 79.2 77.4 81 84.9 81.8 87.7
9 79.2 77.4 81 84.9 81.8 87.7
8 79.1 77.4 81 84.9 81.8 87.7
7 79.1 77.3 81 84.9 81.8 87.7
6 79.1 77.3 81 84.9 81.8 87.7
5 79 77.3 80.9 84.8 81.8 87.7
4 79 77.2 80.9 84.8 81.8 87.7
3 79 77.2 80.9 84.8 81.7 87.7
2 79 77.2 80.9 84.8 81.7 87.7
1 78.9 77.1 80.8 84.8 81.7 87.7
0 78.2 76.4 80.2 84.6 81.6 87.5

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.

A 30-year-old in Iran can expect to live to 80 years compared to 85 in South Korea, rising to 82.9 and 86.8 at 65, and to 87.3 and 90.7 at 80 — higher than the 78.2 and 84.6 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Iran
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Iran South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.59% 0.32% 0.85% 5.61% 1.7% 8.36%
99 0.97% 0.54% 1.36% 7.43% 2.54% 11%
98 1.5% 0.88% 2.08% 9.59% 3.68% 14%
97 2.23% 1.36% 3.06% 12.1% 5.15% 17.4%
96 3.21% 2.04% 4.33% 15% 6.99% 21.2%
95 4.45% 2.93% 5.94% 18.1% 9.22% 25.2%
94 6.01% 4.09% 7.9% 21.5% 11.8% 29.5%
93 7.9% 5.55% 10.3% 25.2% 14.8% 34%
92 10.2% 7.38% 13% 29.1% 18.2% 38.5%
91 12.8% 9.59% 16.2% 33% 21.7% 43%
90 15.9% 12.2% 19.7% 37.1% 25.6% 47.5%
89 19.3% 15.2% 23.6% 41.2% 29.5% 51.8%
88 23% 18.6% 27.7% 45.2% 33.6% 56%
87 27% 22.3% 32.1% 49.1% 37.6% 60%
86 31.3% 26.2% 36.7% 52.9% 41.7% 63.7%
85 35.7% 30.5% 41.3% 56.5% 45.6% 67.1%
84 40.2% 34.9% 45.9% 60% 49.4% 70.3%
83 44.7% 39.4% 50.5% 63.2% 53.1% 73.2%
82 49.2% 43.9% 54.9% 66.3% 56.7% 75.9%
81 53.5% 48.3% 59.1% 69.2% 60.1% 78.3%
80 57.6% 52.5% 63% 71.9% 63.3% 80.6%
79 61.4% 56.5% 66.6% 74.5% 66.4% 82.7%
78 64.9% 60.2% 69.9% 76.8% 69.2% 84.5%
77 68% 63.6% 72.9% 79% 71.8% 86.2%
76 70.9% 66.6% 75.5% 80.9% 74.2% 87.7%
75 73.4% 69.3% 77.8% 82.6% 76.4% 89%
74 75.7% 71.7% 79.9% 84.1% 78.3% 90.1%
73 77.7% 73.8% 81.7% 85.5% 80% 91.1%
72 79.4% 75.7% 83.4% 86.7% 81.6% 91.9%
71 81% 77.4% 84.8% 87.8% 83.1% 92.7%
70 82.4% 78.9% 86.1% 89% 84.6% 93.5%
69 83.6% 80.2% 87.2% 90% 86% 94.2%
68 84.7% 81.4% 88.2% 91% 87.3% 94.8%
67 85.7% 82.5% 89.1% 92% 88.6% 95.4%
66 86.6% 83.5% 89.9% 92.8% 89.8% 95.9%
65 87.4% 84.4% 90.6% 93.5% 90.8% 96.4%
64 88.2% 85.3% 91.3% 94.2% 91.7% 96.7%
63 88.9% 86.2% 91.9% 94.7% 92.5% 97%
62 89.6% 87% 92.4% 95.2% 93.3% 97.3%
61 90.2% 87.7% 92.9% 95.7% 93.9% 97.5%
60 90.8% 88.4% 93.4% 96.1% 94.5% 97.7%
59 91.4% 89.1% 93.8% 96.4% 95% 97.9%
58 91.9% 89.7% 94.2% 96.8% 95.5% 98.1%
57 92.4% 90.3% 94.5% 97% 95.9% 98.2%
56 92.8% 90.9% 94.9% 97.3% 96.3% 98.3%
55 93.2% 91.3% 95.1% 97.5% 96.7% 98.5%
54 93.5% 91.8% 95.4% 97.7% 97% 98.6%
53 93.9% 92.2% 95.6% 97.9% 97.3% 98.6%
52 94.2% 92.6% 95.8% 98.1% 97.5% 98.7%
51 94.4% 93% 96% 98.2% 97.7% 98.8%
50 94.7% 93.3% 96.2% 98.4% 97.9% 98.9%
49 94.9% 93.6% 96.4% 98.5% 98.1% 98.9%
48 95.2% 93.9% 96.5% 98.6% 98.3% 99%
47 95.4% 94.1% 96.7% 98.7% 98.4% 99.1%
46 95.5% 94.4% 96.8% 98.8% 98.6% 99.1%
45 95.7% 94.6% 96.9% 98.9% 98.7% 99.2%
44 95.9% 94.8% 97% 99% 98.8% 99.2%
43 96% 95% 97.1% 99.1% 98.9% 99.2%
42 96.2% 95.2% 97.2% 99.1% 99% 99.3%
41 96.3% 95.4% 97.3% 99.2% 99% 99.3%
40 96.4% 95.5% 97.4% 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
39 96.6% 95.7% 97.5% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
38 96.7% 95.8% 97.5% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
37 96.8% 96% 97.6% 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
36 96.9% 96.1% 97.7% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
35 97% 96.3% 97.7% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
34 97.1% 96.4% 97.8% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
33 97.2% 96.5% 97.9% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
32 97.3% 96.6% 97.9% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
31 97.4% 96.8% 98% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
30 97.4% 96.9% 98% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
29 97.5% 97% 98.1% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
28 97.6% 97.1% 98.2% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
27 97.7% 97.2% 98.2% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
26 97.8% 97.3% 98.3% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
25 97.9% 97.5% 98.3% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
24 98% 97.6% 98.4% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
23 98% 97.7% 98.4% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
22 98.1% 97.8% 98.5% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
21 98.2% 97.9% 98.5% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
20 98.3% 98.1% 98.5% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
19 98.4% 98.2% 98.6% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
18 98.5% 98.3% 98.6% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
17 98.5% 98.4% 98.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
16 98.6% 98.5% 98.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
15 98.7% 98.5% 98.8% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
14 98.7% 98.6% 98.8% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
13 98.7% 98.6% 98.8% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
12 98.8% 98.7% 98.9% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
11 98.8% 98.7% 98.9% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
10 98.8% 98.7% 98.9% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
9 98.8% 98.8% 98.9% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
8 98.9% 98.8% 99% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
7 98.9% 98.8% 99% 99.7% 99.7% 99.8%
6 98.9% 98.9% 99% 99.7% 99.7% 99.8%
5 99% 98.9% 99.1% 99.8% 99.7% 99.8%
4 99% 99% 99.1% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
3 99.1% 99% 99.1% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
2 99.1% 99% 99.1% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
1 99.1% 99.1% 99.2% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%

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. 90.8% of newborns in Iran and 96.1% in South Korea are expected to live past 60, 82.4% and 89% past 70, 57.6% and 71.9% past 80, and only 15.9% and 37.1% past 90.

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

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Odds of dying at each age

Iran
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Iran South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 40.8% 43.5% 40.1% 26.2% 35.5% 25.5%
99 38.4% 41% 37.6% 24.5% 33.3% 23.7%
98 35.5% 38.2% 34.7% 22.6% 30.9% 21.6%
97 32.9% 35.5% 32% 20.8% 28.6% 19.7%
96 30.4% 33% 29.5% 19% 26.3% 17.8%
95 28% 30.5% 27% 17.4% 24.2% 16.1%
94 25.9% 28.3% 24.9% 15.9% 22.2% 14.5%
93 24% 26.4% 22.9% 14.6% 20.2% 13%
92 22.3% 24.7% 21.2% 13.3% 18.3% 11.7%
91 20.7% 23.1% 19.5% 12% 16.5% 10.5%
90 19.2% 21.4% 17.9% 10.9% 14.9% 9.42%
89 17.7% 19.7% 16.4% 9.87% 13.4% 8.4%
88 16.2% 18.1% 15% 8.91% 12.1% 7.47%
87 14.9% 16.6% 13.7% 8% 10.8% 6.61%
86 13.6% 15.2% 12.4% 7.17% 9.69% 5.83%
85 12.4% 13.9% 11.2% 6.42% 8.66% 5.13%
84 11.2% 12.6% 10.1% 5.75% 7.75% 4.52%
83 10.1% 11.4% 9.03% 5.15% 6.96% 3.98%
82 9.06% 10.3% 8.03% 4.63% 6.26% 3.52%
81 8.06% 9.16% 7.09% 4.18% 5.65% 3.13%
80 7.1% 8.08% 6.22% 3.79% 5.1% 2.8%
79 6.2% 7.06% 5.42% 3.42% 4.6% 2.5%
78 5.39% 6.12% 4.7% 3.07% 4.12% 2.22%
77 4.66% 5.28% 4.05% 2.72% 3.65% 1.95%
76 4.01% 4.54% 3.49% 2.38% 3.21% 1.69%
75 3.45% 3.9% 3.01% 2.07% 2.8% 1.44%
74 2.98% 3.36% 2.59% 1.8% 2.45% 1.23%
73 2.57% 2.9% 2.24% 1.58% 2.16% 1.06%
72 2.22% 2.51% 1.94% 1.41% 1.95% 0.94%
71 1.93% 2.18% 1.69% 1.31% 1.81% 0.86%
70 1.68% 1.9% 1.47% 1.25% 1.72% 0.81%
69 1.47% 1.66% 1.29% 1.19% 1.65% 0.76%
68 1.3% 1.47% 1.13% 1.11% 1.56% 0.69%
67 1.16% 1.31% 1% 1.02% 1.44% 0.62%
66 1.04% 1.19% 0.9% 0.9% 1.3% 0.53%
65 0.95% 1.09% 0.8% 0.78% 1.14% 0.44%
64 0.88% 1.02% 0.73% 0.68% 0.99% 0.37%
63 0.81% 0.97% 0.66% 0.59% 0.88% 0.31%
62 0.76% 0.92% 0.6% 0.53% 0.78% 0.27%
61 0.71% 0.87% 0.55% 0.46% 0.69% 0.24%
60 0.66% 0.82% 0.5% 0.41% 0.62% 0.21%
59 0.6% 0.76% 0.45% 0.37% 0.56% 0.19%
58 0.55% 0.7% 0.4% 0.33% 0.5% 0.17%
57 0.5% 0.64% 0.36% 0.3% 0.45% 0.15%
56 0.46% 0.59% 0.33% 0.27% 0.41% 0.13%
55 0.42% 0.53% 0.29% 0.24% 0.36% 0.11%
54 0.38% 0.49% 0.27% 0.21% 0.32% 0.1%
53 0.35% 0.45% 0.24% 0.19% 0.28% 0.09%
52 0.32% 0.42% 0.22% 0.17% 0.25% 0.08%
51 0.29% 0.38% 0.2% 0.15% 0.23% 0.08%
50 0.27% 0.35% 0.18% 0.14% 0.2% 0.07%
49 0.25% 0.32% 0.17% 0.13% 0.19% 0.07%
48 0.23% 0.3% 0.16% 0.12% 0.17% 0.06%
47 0.21% 0.28% 0.14% 0.11% 0.15% 0.06%
46 0.19% 0.25% 0.13% 0.09% 0.13% 0.05%
45 0.18% 0.24% 0.12% 0.09% 0.12% 0.05%
44 0.17% 0.22% 0.11% 0.08% 0.11% 0.04%
43 0.16% 0.21% 0.1% 0.07% 0.1% 0.04%
42 0.15% 0.2% 0.1% 0.06% 0.09% 0.04%
41 0.14% 0.19% 0.09% 0.06% 0.08% 0.03%
40 0.13% 0.18% 0.09% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
39 0.12% 0.17% 0.08% 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
38 0.12% 0.16% 0.08% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
37 0.11% 0.15% 0.07% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
36 0.11% 0.14% 0.07% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
35 0.1% 0.14% 0.07% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
34 0.1% 0.13% 0.07% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
33 0.1% 0.13% 0.06% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
32 0.1% 0.13% 0.06% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
31 0.09% 0.13% 0.06% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
30 0.09% 0.12% 0.06% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
29 0.09% 0.12% 0.06% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
28 0.09% 0.12% 0.06% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
27 0.09% 0.12% 0.05% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
26 0.09% 0.12% 0.05% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
25 0.08% 0.12% 0.05% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
24 0.08% 0.12% 0.05% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
23 0.09% 0.12% 0.05% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
22 0.09% 0.13% 0.05% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
21 0.09% 0.13% 0.05% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
20 0.09% 0.13% 0.05% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
19 0.09% 0.12% 0.05% 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
18 0.08% 0.11% 0.05% 0.01% 0.01% 0.008%
17 0.07% 0.1% 0.05% 0.009% 0.01% 0.007%
16 0.06% 0.09% 0.04% 0.008% 0.009% 0.006%
15 0.06% 0.07% 0.04% 0.007% 0.008% 0.006%
14 0.05% 0.05% 0.04% 0.006% 0.006% 0.005%
13 0.04% 0.04% 0.03% 0.005% 0.005% 0.005%
12 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.005% 0.005% 0.004%
11 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.005% 0.005% 0.004%
10 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.005% 0.006% 0.005%
9 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.006% 0.006% 0.006%
8 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.007% 0.007% 0.006%
7 0.04% 0.04% 0.03% 0.007% 0.007% 0.007%
6 0.04% 0.05% 0.04% 0.008% 0.008% 0.008%
5 0.04% 0.05% 0.04% 0.009% 0.009% 0.009%
4 0.04% 0.04% 0.03% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
3 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
2 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.01% 0.01% 0.02%
1 0.07% 0.07% 0.07% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
0 0.85% 0.92% 0.78% 0.19% 0.2% 0.17%

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/iran/south-korea | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in Iran compared to South Korea, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 0.85% in the birth year in Iran and 0.19% in South Korea, 0.09% vs 0.02% at age 30, 0.66% vs 0.41% at 60, and 7.1% vs 3.79% at 80.

Death rate by age in Iran vs South Korea

Iran
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Iran South Korea
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 112.7 17.9 194.4 1,496 465 2,272
99 370 222.9 510 1,820 846 2,596
98 532 335 721 2,167 1,138 3,025
97 734 484 978 2,513 1,472 3,426
96 975 672 1,277 2,846 1,839 3,778
95 1,247 894 1,606 3,154 2,227 4,062
94 1,555 1,158 1,966 3,435 2,625 4,281
93 1,896 1,466 2,351 3,670 2,997 4,428
92 2,270 1,823 2,754 3,854 3,319 4,513
91 2,662 2,215 3,157 3,978 3,585 4,529
90 3,041 2,605 3,529 4,047 3,805 4,469
89 3,405 2,994 3,869 4,064 3,960 4,351
88 3,740 3,367 4,163 4,023 4,047 4,181
87 4,021 3,698 4,391 3,931 4,072 3,963
86 4,246 3,985 4,549 3,793 4,036 3,713
85 4,409 4,222 4,631 3,628 3,949 3,445
84 4,502 4,396 4,635 3,448 3,833 3,175
83 4,518 4,495 4,559 3,257 3,697 2,914
82 4,455 4,507 4,409 3,068 3,548 2,673
81 4,308 4,422 4,192 2,894 3,393 2,454
80 4,086 4,245 3,918 2,726 3,228 2,253
79 3,807 3,991 3,610 2,548 3,050 2,065
78 3,495 3,686 3,282 2,355 2,849 1,876
77 3,169 3,355 2,953 2,149 2,624 1,680
76 2,844 3,022 2,636 1,925 2,380 1,478
75 2,534 2,702 2,341 1,706 2,136 1,283
74 2,252 2,408 2,073 1,512 1,917 1,112
73 1,995 2,140 1,832 1,347 1,729 968
72 1,765 1,899 1,618 1,225 1,589 862
71 1,562 1,685 1,429 1,153 1,507 801
70 1,384 1,496 1,264 1,109 1,458 760
69 1,231 1,334 1,122 1,068 1,416 712
68 1,101 1,197 1,000 1,012 1,359 656
67 992 1,084 895 936 1,279 588
66 901 993 805 837 1,167 507
65 829 924 729 730 1,035 424
64 772 874 664 636 909 354
63 725 834 608 563 810 305
62 682 799 557 501 727 266.7
61 640 764 510 443 649 231.4
60 597 724 464 398 585 204.3
59 553 678 422 359 531 182.7
58 508 628 381 322 481 162.3
57 465 579 344 290 435 143.6
56 425 532 310 260.8 391 126.9
55 389 488 280.6 232.6 349 111.9
54 356 450 254.5 206.2 309 98.8
53 328 416 231.7 182.4 273 88.5
52 302 385 211.4 164.8 244.9 82.1
51 277.9 356 193.4 151 221.8 77.5
50 256.1 329 177.3 137.9 200.6 72.6
49 235.8 304 162.7 126.7 182.6 68.3
48 217.2 280.6 149.6 116.1 166 63.9
47 200.6 259.4 137.8 104.4 148.4 58.3
46 185.8 240.5 127.3 93.1 131.9 52.6
45 172.7 223.9 117.8 84.3 118.5 48.1
44 161.1 209.7 109.3 76.2 106.4 44
43 151 197.4 101.7 68.6 95.3 40.2
42 142 186.6 95 61.9 85.1 37
41 134 176.9 89 55.8 75.6 34.2
40 126.8 167.9 83.6 50.2 66.9 31.8
39 120.1 159.4 78.9 44.8 58.7 29.5
38 114.1 151.6 74.7 40.1 51.5 27.4
37 108.8 144.5 71.2 36.1 45.3 25.6
36 104.3 138.4 68.2 32.3 39.8 23.6
35 100.5 133.4 65.7 28.9 35.1 21.7
34 97.6 129.6 63.9 26 31.3 20
33 95.3 126.6 62.4 23.6 28.1 18.4
32 93.5 124.4 61.1 21.5 25.4 16.9
31 91.9 122.4 59.9 19.7 23.3 15.6
30 90.2 120.5 58.6 18.2 21.5 14.5
29 88.2 118.2 57 16.8 19.9 13.4
28 86.2 115.9 55.3 15.6 18.5 12.5
27 84.5 114.1 53.4 14.6 17.3 11.8
26 83.2 113.1 51.6 13.8 16.2 11.2
25 82.7 113.6 50 13.2 15.4 10.8
24 83.1 115.7 48.6 12.8 14.9 10.5
23 84.4 119.4 47.6 12.6 14.8 10.3
22 86 123.3 46.7 12.5 14.7 10.1
21 87 125.8 46.1 12.4 14.7 9.89
20 86.7 125.4 45.8 12.1 14.4 9.53
19 84.1 120.6 45.5 11.5 13.8 9.02
18 79.1 111.2 45.2 10.5 12.6 8.27
17 72.2 98.4 44.5 9.2 10.9 7.37
16 63.9 83.8 42.8 7.83 9.14 6.44
15 54.6 68.5 39.9 6.59 7.52 5.6
14 45.1 53.9 35.7 5.61 6.25 4.94
13 36.3 41.5 30.7 5.01 5.45 4.54
12 29.4 32.3 26.3 4.72 5.06 4.37
11 25.2 27 23.3 4.77 5.05 4.47
10 23.2 24.4 21.9 5.33 5.63 5.02
9 24.4 25.9 22.8 6.1 6.42 5.75
8 29.6 32.5 26.5 6.71 7.03 6.38
7 36.3 41.1 31.2 7.2 7.46 6.92
6 41.7 47.9 35.1 7.76 7.93 7.57
5 43 49.3 36.3 8.61 8.68 8.54
4 37.6 41.8 33.1 9.92 9.86 9.98
3 26.4 26.8 26.1 11.9 11.7 12.1
2 26.9 25.1 28.8 14.9 14.5 15.2
1 70.9 67.5 74.4 19.6 19.2 20.2
0 851 917 780 189.5 203.7 174.6

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/iran/south-korea | CC BY

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 common age of death is 83, compared to 89 in South Korea. The median age of death is 81.8 in Iran and 86.8 in South Korea, 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 differences and reflect the demographics of Iran and South Korea more than their death rates.

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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