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Iraq life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

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Iraq ranks 118/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 70.7 years for males, 74.4 years for females, and 72.6 years for both sexes combined.

Iraq life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 72.6 70.7 74.4
2025 72.5 70.6 74.3
2024 72.4 70.5 74.2
2023 72.3 70.4 74.1
2022 72 70.1 73.8
2021 70.7 68.8 72.4
2020 69.7 67 72.3
2019 71.2 69.3 73
2018 71.1 69.2 72.8
2017 69.8 67 72.5
2016 68.7 65.3 72.1
2015 70 67.8 72
2014 69.7 67.4 71.8
2013 69 66.7 71.2
2012 68.8 66.6 70.9
2011 68.4 66.2 70.5
2010 68.1 65.8 70.2
2009 67.8 65.5 70.1
2008 66.5 63.1 69.8
2007 64.4 59.8 69.4
2006 64 59.3 69.1
2005 64.9 60.9 69
2004 64.6 60.7 68.7
2003 64.8 61.3 68.4
2002 65.7 63.1 68.2
2001 65.3 62.7 67.8
2000 64.9 62.3 67.3
1999 64.5 62 67
1998 64.4 61.8 66.9
1997 64.2 61.4 67
1996 64.6 61.6 67.5
1995 64.8 61.5 67.9
1994 65 61.6 68.4
1993 65.3 61.8 68.8
1992 65.3 61.7 68.9
1991 61.3 56.6 66.3
1990 57.6 52.3 63.4
1989 57.5 52.2 63.3
1988 56.7 49.4 65.4
1987 60.3 53.4 68.2
1986 60 53.1 68.1
1985 59.8 52.9 68
1984 59.5 52.6 67.8
1983 59.3 52.3 67.6
1982 59 52 67.4
1981 58.7 51.7 67.2
1980 60.9 55.4 67.2
1979 64.4 61.5 67.3
1978 64.2 61.3 67
1977 63.9 61.1 66.7
1976 63.6 60.8 66.3
1975 61.4 57.6 65.5
1974 61 57.1 65.1
1973 62.3 59.7 65
1972 61.8 59.2 64.4
1971 61.3 58.7 64
1970 60.5 57.7 63.4
1969 59.6 56.5 62.8
1968 59 55.9 62.1
1967 58.4 55.3 61.6
1966 57.3 53.9 60.9
1965 56.4 53 60
1964 55.2 51.9 58.8
1963 54.4 50.9 58
1962 53.5 50.1 57
1961 52.3 49 55.9
1960 51.5 48.3 54.8
1959 49.7 46.2 53.5
1958 49 45.8 52.4
1957 47.7 44.6 51.2
1956 46.4 43.1 49.9
1955 45 41.7 48.5
1954 43.5 40.3 47.1
1953 42.1 38.9 45.6
1952 40.5 37.3 44.2
1951 39 35.8 42.6
1950 37.4 34.3 41

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 Iraq, 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 60 years for men and 62 for women, with a combined average of 61 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 13.2 healthy years, 12 for males and 14.1 for females.

Iraq 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 Iraq, 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: 45.2 Years

Mean expected age of death: 75.2 Years

Median expected age of death: 77.3 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 98.6% 98.5% 98.7%
50 95.6% 95.0% 96.1%
60 88.3% 86.2% 90.2%
65 81.6% 78.1% 84.8%
70 71.7% 66.7% 76.2%
75 57.7% 51.4% 63.1%
80 40.0% 33.6% 45.4%
85 21.4% 16.7% 25.3%
90 7.7% 5.3% 9.8%
95 1.6% 0.8% 2.1%
100 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 44.9% 47.7% 44.4%
99 42.6% 45.7% 42%
98 40.6% 43.6% 40%
97 38.5% 41.5% 37.8%
96 36.2% 39.5% 35.4%
95 33.9% 37.5% 32.9%
94 31.6% 35.5% 30.5%
93 29.4% 33.4% 28.1%
92 27.3% 31.2% 25.9%
91 25.3% 29% 23.8%
90 23.4% 26.7% 22%
89 21.6% 24.4% 20.3%
88 19.9% 22.3% 18.7%
87 18.3% 20.3% 17.3%
86 16.8% 18.5% 15.9%
85 15.4% 16.9% 14.6%
84 14.1% 15.5% 13.3%
83 12.9% 14.2% 12.1%
82 11.7% 13% 10.9%
81 10.6% 11.8% 9.82%
80 9.56% 10.8% 8.81%
79 8.62% 9.78% 7.88%
78 7.76% 8.87% 7.04%
77 6.99% 8.04% 6.3%
76 6.3% 7.3% 5.64%
75 5.69% 6.64% 5.06%
74 5.15% 6.05% 4.54%
73 4.66% 5.51% 4.07%
72 4.22% 5.01% 3.65%
71 3.81% 4.56% 3.28%
70 3.45% 4.15% 2.93%
69 3.11% 3.77% 2.62%
68 2.81% 3.42% 2.34%
67 2.53% 3.1% 2.09%
66 2.28% 2.81% 1.87%
65 2.06% 2.55% 1.67%
64 1.86% 2.32% 1.5%
63 1.69% 2.11% 1.35%
62 1.54% 1.93% 1.21%
61 1.4% 1.76% 1.1%
60 1.28% 1.61% 1%
59 1.17% 1.47% 0.91%
58 1.07% 1.33% 0.83%
57 0.97% 1.21% 0.76%
56 0.88% 1.09% 0.69%
55 0.8% 0.98% 0.64%
54 0.73% 0.88% 0.58%
53 0.66% 0.79% 0.53%
52 0.6% 0.72% 0.49%
51 0.55% 0.65% 0.45%
50 0.5% 0.59% 0.42%
49 0.46% 0.53% 0.38%
48 0.42% 0.48% 0.35%
47 0.38% 0.44% 0.32%
46 0.34% 0.39% 0.3%
45 0.31% 0.35% 0.27%
44 0.28% 0.32% 0.25%
43 0.26% 0.29% 0.23%
42 0.23% 0.26% 0.21%
41 0.21% 0.24% 0.19%
40 0.2% 0.22% 0.18%
39 0.18% 0.2% 0.17%
38 0.17% 0.19% 0.15%
37 0.16% 0.17% 0.14%
36 0.15% 0.16% 0.14%
35 0.14% 0.16% 0.13%
34 0.13% 0.15% 0.12%
33 0.13% 0.14% 0.11%
32 0.12% 0.14% 0.11%
31 0.12% 0.13% 0.1%
30 0.11% 0.13% 0.1%
29 0.11% 0.12% 0.09%
28 0.11% 0.12% 0.09%
27 0.1% 0.12% 0.09%
26 0.1% 0.12% 0.08%
25 0.1% 0.12% 0.08%
24 0.1% 0.12% 0.08%
23 0.1% 0.13% 0.07%
22 0.1% 0.13% 0.07%
21 0.1% 0.12% 0.07%
20 0.09% 0.12% 0.06%
19 0.08% 0.11% 0.06%
18 0.08% 0.1% 0.05%
17 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
16 0.06% 0.07% 0.04%
15 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
14 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
13 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
12 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
11 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
10 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
9 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
8 0.04% 0.04% 0.03%
7 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
6 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
5 0.06% 0.06% 0.05%
4 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
3 0.08% 0.09% 0.07%
2 0.1% 0.1% 0.09%
1 0.12% 0.12% 0.12%
0 1.8% 2.02% 1.56%

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 Iraq, the risk of dying is lowest at age 10 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 1.8% in the birth year, 0.11% at age 30, 1.28% at 60, and 9.56% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in Iraq never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 1,095 years — 848 for males and 1,576 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 101.7 101.6 101.7
99 100.8 100.6 100.8
98 99.8 99.7 99.9
97 98.9 98.8 99
96 98.1 97.9 98.1
95 97.2 97 97.2
94 96.3 96.1 96.4
93 95.5 95.2 95.6
92 94.7 94.4 94.8
91 93.9 93.5 94
90 93.1 92.7 93.2
89 92.3 91.9 92.5
88 91.6 91.2 91.7
87 90.8 90.4 91
86 90.1 89.7 90.3
85 89.4 89 89.6
84 88.7 88.3 88.9
83 88 87.6 88.3
82 87.4 87 87.6
81 86.8 86.3 87
80 86.2 85.7 86.5
79 85.6 85.1 85.9
78 85 84.5 85.4
77 84.5 83.9 84.9
76 84 83.4 84.4
75 83.5 82.9 84
74 83.1 82.4 83.5
73 82.6 81.9 83.1
72 82.2 81.4 82.7
71 81.8 80.9 82.4
70 81.4 80.5 82
69 81 80.1 81.7
68 80.7 79.7 81.4
67 80.3 79.3 81.1
66 80 79 80.8
65 79.7 78.6 80.6
64 79.4 78.3 80.3
63 79.2 78 80.1
62 78.9 77.7 79.9
61 78.7 77.4 79.7
60 78.4 77.1 79.5
59 78.2 76.9 79.3
58 78 76.6 79.1
57 77.8 76.4 79
56 77.6 76.2 78.8
55 77.4 76 78.7
54 77.3 75.8 78.5
53 77.1 75.6 78.4
52 77 75.4 78.3
51 76.8 75.3 78.1
50 76.7 75.1 78
49 76.6 75 77.9
48 76.5 74.9 77.8
47 76.3 74.8 77.7
46 76.2 74.6 77.6
45 76.1 74.5 77.5
44 76.1 74.4 77.5
43 76 74.4 77.4
42 75.9 74.3 77.3
41 75.8 74.2 77.2
40 75.7 74.1 77.2
39 75.7 74.1 77.1
38 75.6 74 77
37 75.6 73.9 77
36 75.5 73.9 76.9
35 75.4 73.8 76.9
34 75.4 73.7 76.8
33 75.3 73.7 76.8
32 75.3 73.6 76.7
31 75.2 73.6 76.7
30 75.2 73.5 76.6
29 75.1 73.5 76.6
28 75.1 73.4 76.6
27 75 73.4 76.5
26 75 73.3 76.5
25 74.9 73.2 76.4
24 74.9 73.2 76.4
23 74.8 73.1 76.4
22 74.8 73.1 76.3
21 74.7 73 76.3
20 74.7 72.9 76.2
19 74.6 72.9 76.2
18 74.6 72.8 76.2
17 74.5 72.8 76.2
16 74.5 72.7 76.1
15 74.5 72.7 76.1
14 74.5 72.7 76.1
13 74.4 72.6 76.1
12 74.4 72.6 76
11 74.4 72.6 76
10 74.4 72.6 76
9 74.3 72.5 76
8 74.3 72.5 76
7 74.3 72.5 75.9
6 74.3 72.4 75.9
5 74.2 72.4 75.9
4 74.2 72.3 75.8
3 74.1 72.3 75.8
2 74 72.2 75.7
1 74 72.1 75.6
0 72.6 70.7 74.4

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 Iraq, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 79.7 years, rising to 81.4 at 70, 83.5 at 75, and 86.2 at 80 — all higher than the 72.6 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 0.13% 0.05% 0.2%
99 0.23% 0.1% 0.34%
98 0.39% 0.17% 0.56%
97 0.63% 0.29% 0.9%
96 0.99% 0.49% 1.39%
95 1.49% 0.78% 2.08%
94 2.18% 1.21% 2.99%
93 3.09% 1.81% 4.16%
92 4.25% 2.63% 5.61%
91 5.69% 3.71% 7.37%
90 7.43% 5.06% 9.44%
89 9.47% 6.69% 11.8%
88 11.8% 8.6% 14.6%
87 14.5% 10.8% 17.6%
86 17.4% 13.2% 20.9%
85 20.5% 15.9% 24.5%
84 23.9% 18.9% 28.3%
83 27.4% 22% 32.2%
82 31.1% 25.3% 36.1%
81 34.7% 28.7% 40%
80 38.4% 32.1% 43.9%
79 42% 35.6% 47.7%
78 45.6% 39.1% 51.3%
77 49% 42.5% 54.7%
76 52.3% 45.9% 58%
75 55.4% 49.1% 61.1%
74 58.4% 52.3% 64%
73 61.3% 55.3% 66.7%
72 64% 58.3% 69.2%
71 66.5% 61% 71.6%
70 68.9% 63.7% 73.7%
69 71.1% 66.2% 75.7%
68 73.2% 68.5% 77.5%
67 75.1% 70.7% 79.2%
66 76.8% 72.8% 80.7%
65 78.5% 74.7% 82.1%
64 79.9% 76.4% 83.3%
63 81.3% 78.1% 84.5%
62 82.6% 79.6% 85.5%
61 83.8% 81% 86.4%
60 84.9% 82.4% 87.3%
59 85.9% 83.6% 88.1%
58 86.8% 84.7% 88.9%
57 87.6% 85.8% 89.5%
56 88.4% 86.7% 90.2%
55 89.1% 87.6% 90.7%
54 89.8% 88.3% 91.3%
53 90.4% 89% 91.8%
52 90.9% 89.7% 92.2%
51 91.4% 90.3% 92.6%
50 91.9% 90.8% 93%
49 92.3% 91.3% 93.4%
48 92.7% 91.7% 93.7%
47 93.1% 92.1% 94%
46 93.4% 92.5% 94.3%
45 93.7% 92.8% 94.6%
44 93.9% 93.1% 94.8%
43 94.2% 93.4% 95%
42 94.4% 93.6% 95.2%
41 94.6% 93.9% 95.4%
40 94.8% 94.1% 95.6%
39 95% 94.2% 95.7%
38 95.1% 94.4% 95.9%
37 95.3% 94.6% 96%
36 95.4% 94.7% 96.1%
35 95.6% 94.9% 96.2%
34 95.7% 95% 96.4%
33 95.8% 95.2% 96.5%
32 95.9% 95.3% 96.6%
31 96% 95.4% 96.7%
30 96.1% 95.5% 96.8%
29 96.2% 95.7% 96.9%
28 96.3% 95.8% 96.9%
27 96.4% 95.9% 97%
26 96.5% 96% 97.1%
25 96.6% 96.1% 97.2%
24 96.7% 96.2% 97.3%
23 96.8% 96.4% 97.3%
22 96.9% 96.5% 97.4%
21 97% 96.6% 97.5%
20 97.1% 96.7% 97.5%
19 97.2% 96.8% 97.6%
18 97.3% 96.9% 97.6%
17 97.3% 97% 97.7%
16 97.4% 97.1% 97.7%
15 97.4% 97.1% 97.8%
14 97.5% 97.2% 97.8%
13 97.5% 97.2% 97.8%
12 97.6% 97.3% 97.9%
11 97.6% 97.3% 97.9%
10 97.6% 97.3% 97.9%
9 97.7% 97.4% 97.9%
8 97.7% 97.4% 98%
7 97.7% 97.5% 98%
6 97.8% 97.5% 98%
5 97.8% 97.6% 98.1%
4 97.9% 97.7% 98.2%
3 98% 97.8% 98.2%
2 98.1% 97.9% 98.3%
1 98.2% 98% 98.4%

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 Iraq, 84.9% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 68.9% past 70, 38.4% past 80, 7.43% past 90, and only 0.13% past 100.

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

Compare Iraq Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in Iraq

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 0 0 0
99 97.9 44.3 141.4
98 157.1 75.1 224
97 241.8 122.4 340
96 357 192.4 494
95 506 292.1 685
94 691 428 912
93 910 605 1,169
92 1,161 822 1,451
91 1,438 1,074 1,754
90 1,735 1,348 2,073
89 2,041 1,632 2,401
88 2,347 1,915 2,729
87 2,642 2,190 3,043
86 2,917 2,453 3,330
85 3,162 2,701 3,574
84 3,368 2,928 3,762
83 3,526 3,125 3,885
82 3,629 3,284 3,941
81 3,677 3,398 3,932
80 3,672 3,463 3,866
79 3,623 3,483 3,755
78 3,535 3,466 3,612
77 3,422 3,419 3,447
76 3,294 3,350 3,271
75 3,156 3,263 3,088
74 3,010 3,161 2,903
73 2,858 3,047 2,716
72 2,700 2,921 2,530
71 2,538 2,785 2,344
70 2,375 2,641 2,162
69 2,213 2,492 1,986
68 2,053 2,341 1,817
67 1,899 2,192 1,657
66 1,753 2,046 1,509
65 1,616 1,905 1,372
64 1,490 1,773 1,248
63 1,375 1,649 1,137
62 1,271 1,534 1,039
61 1,175 1,426 951
60 1,087 1,324 873
59 1,005 1,225 803
58 927 1,129 739
57 853 1,035 680
56 782 945 626
55 715 858 577
54 654 779 532
53 597 706 491
52 547 642 454
51 502 584 420
50 460 533 388
49 422 486 359
48 387 443 331
47 353 402 304
46 321 364 278.9
45 291.9 329 255.2
44 265.1 296.7 233.4
43 241.2 268.3 214
42 220.3 243.4 197
41 202.3 222.1 182.3
40 186.8 203.9 169.4
39 173.4 188.4 158.1
38 161.8 175.4 147.9
37 151.7 164.5 138.6
36 142.8 155.1 130.1
35 134.9 147.2 122.3
34 128 140.3 115.2
33 121.9 134.4 109
32 116.6 129.2 103.5
31 112.1 124.8 98.8
30 108.3 121.4 94.6
29 105.2 118.9 90.8
28 102.7 117.4 87.3
27 100.8 116.9 83.9
26 99.3 117.2 80.5
25 98.3 118.3 77.3
24 97.5 119.7 74.2
23 96.7 120.9 71.2
22 95.4 121 68.3
21 92.9 119 65.3
20 88.7 114 61.9
19 82.6 105.9 57.9
18 74.9 95.4 53.3
17 66.3 83.4 48.1
16 57.5 71.4 42.8
15 49.3 60.2 37.7
14 42.5 51.1 33.4
13 37.4 44.3 30
12 34.1 40.1 27.7
11 32.5 38.2 26.6
10 32.5 38.1 26.6
9 33.9 39.7 27.7
8 36.8 43.1 30.2
7 41.2 48 34.1
6 47.4 54.7 39.8
5 55.7 63.1 47.8
4 66.4 73.7 58.7
3 80.1 86.5 73.3
2 97.4 102 92.4
1 119.3 121.1 117.4
0 1,798 2,020 1,563

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 Iraq, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 81 for both sexes combined, 79 for males, and 82 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 74.7 for men, 78.4 for women, and 76.7 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 Iraq'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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