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

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 72.6 years in Iraq vs 84.6 in South Korea. Iraq is ranked 118/197 by life expectancy, and South Korea is 4/197. In Iraq, the life expectancy is 70.7 years for males and 74.4 years for females. In South Korea, it's 81.6 years for males and 87.5 years for females.

Iraq vs South Korea life expectancy at birth by year

Iraq
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Iraq South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 72.6 70.7 74.4 84.6 81.6 87.5
2025 72.5 70.6 74.3 84.5 81.4 87.4
2024 72.4 70.5 74.2 84.4 81.3 87.3
2023 72.3 70.4 74.1 84.3 81.2 87.2
2022 72 70.1 73.8 82.7 79.6 85.8
2021 70.7 68.8 72.4 83.9 80.5 86.9
2020 69.7 67 72.3 83.7 80.3 86.8
2019 71.2 69.3 73 83.7 80.3 86.7
2018 71.1 69.2 72.8 83.3 79.9 86.4
2017 69.8 67 72.5 83.3 79.9 86.4
2016 68.7 65.3 72.1 82.9 79.4 86.1
2015 70 67.8 72 82.5 79 85.8
2014 69.7 67.4 71.8 82.4 78.7 85.7
2013 69 66.7 71.2 81.8 78.2 85.2
2012 68.8 66.6 70.9 81.3 77.7 84.7
2011 68.4 66.2 70.5 81.2 77.5 84.6
2010 68.1 65.8 70.2 80.7 77.1 84.2
2009 67.8 65.5 70.1 80.6 76.9 84
2008 66.5 63.1 69.8 80 76.3 83.5
2007 64.4 59.8 69.4 79.4 75.9 82.8
2006 64 59.3 69.1 79 75.4 82.5
2005 64.9 60.9 69 78.4 74.8 82
2004 64.6 60.7 68.7 78 74.3 81.6
2003 64.8 61.3 68.4 77.5 73.8 81.1
2002 65.7 63.1 68.2 77.2 73.4 81
2001 65.3 62.7 67.8 76.9 73 80.8
2000 64.9 62.3 67.3 76.2 72.3 80.1
1999 64.5 62 67 75.6 71.7 79.6
1998 64.4 61.8 66.9 75 71 79.1
1997 64.2 61.4 67 74.5 70.5 78.6
1996 64.6 61.6 67.5 74 70 78.1
1995 64.8 61.5 67.9 73.4 69.3 77.5
1994 65 61.6 68.4 72.9 68.8 77.1
1993 65.3 61.8 68.8 72.7 68.6 77
1992 65.3 61.7 68.9 72.2 68.1 76.4
1991 61.3 56.6 66.3 71.4 67.2 75.8
1990 57.6 52.3 63.4 71 66.8 75.4
1989 57.5 52.2 63.3 70.7 66.3 75.2
1988 56.7 49.4 65.4 70.2 65.7 74.9
1987 60.3 53.4 68.2 69.3 64.9 74
1986 60 53.1 68.1 69 64.5 73.8
1985 59.8 52.9 68 68.4 63.9 73.2
1984 59.5 52.6 67.8 68.1 63.7 72.8
1983 59.3 52.3 67.6 66.7 62.3 71.5
1982 59 52 67.4 67.1 62.5 72
1981 58.7 51.7 67.2 67.1 62.4 72.3
1980 60.9 55.4 67.2 64.8 60.5 69.7
1979 64.4 61.5 67.3 66.1 61.5 71.3
1978 64.2 61.3 67 65 60.5 70
1977 63.9 61.1 66.7 64.6 60.3 69.4
1976 63.6 60.8 66.3 65 60.9 69.5
1975 61.4 57.6 65.5 64.7 60.6 69.1
1974 61 57.1 65.1 64.2 60.2 68.6
1973 62.3 59.7 65 63.8 59.9 68
1972 61.8 59.2 64.4 63.2 59.3 67.4
1971 61.3 58.7 64 62.7 58.9 66.7
1970 60.5 57.7 63.4 62.2 58.5 66.1
1969 59.6 56.5 62.8 61.4 57.7 65.4
1968 59 55.9 62.1 60.9 57.2 64.9
1967 58.4 55.3 61.6 60.9 57.2 64.8
1966 57.3 53.9 60.9 55.4 52.5 58.7
1965 56.4 53 60 55.8 52.9 59
1964 55.2 51.9 58.8 55.3 52.7 58.3
1963 54.4 50.9 58 55 52.5 57.7
1962 53.5 50.1 57 55 52.7 57.6
1961 52.3 49 55.9 54.4 52 57
1960 51.5 48.3 54.8 53.8 51.4 56.3
1959 49.7 46.2 53.5 52.9 50.6 55.5
1958 49 45.8 52.4 51.8 49.5 54.3
1957 47.7 44.6 51.2 51.6 49.5 53.8
1956 46.4 43.1 49.9 50.2 48.1 52.5
1955 45 41.7 48.5 48.4 46.2 50.7
1954 43.5 40.3 47.1 46.1 43.9 48.4
1953 42.1 38.9 45.6 40.5 36.8 44.8
1952 40.5 37.3 44.2 36.6 31.7 42.9
1951 39 35.8 42.6 26.6 21 38.2
1950 37.4 34.3 41 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 61 years in Iraq and 72.5 in South Korea. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 13.2 healthy years in Iraq and 19.6 in South Korea.

Iraq 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 Iraq 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:
45.2 vs 55.0 years

Mean expected age of death:
75.2 vs 85.0 years

Median expected age of death:
77.3 vs 86.8 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Iraq South Korea
Male Female Male Female
40 98.5% 98.7% 99.6% 99.8%
50 95.0% 96.1% 98.5% 99.3%
60 86.2% 90.2% 95.0% 98.2%
65 78.1% 84.8% 91.3% 96.8%
70 66.7% 76.2% 85.0% 93.9%
75 51.4% 63.1% 76.8% 89.4%
80 33.6% 45.4% 63.7% 80.9%
85 16.7% 25.3% 45.9% 67.4%
90 5.3% 9.8% 25.7% 47.7%
95 0.8% 2.1% 9.3% 25.4%
100 0.1% 0.2% 1.7% 8.4%

Life expectancy by current age

Iraq
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Iraq South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.7 101.6 101.7 102.8 102.1 102.9
99 100.8 100.6 100.8 102 101.3 102.1
98 99.8 99.7 99.9 101.2 100.4 101.3
97 98.9 98.8 99 100.5 99.6 100.6
96 98.1 97.9 98.1 99.7 98.8 99.8
95 97.2 97 97.2 99 98 99.1
94 96.3 96.1 96.4 98.3 97.2 98.5
93 95.5 95.2 95.6 97.6 96.5 97.8
92 94.7 94.4 94.8 96.9 95.7 97.2
91 93.9 93.5 94 96.2 95 96.6
90 93.1 92.7 93.2 95.6 94.4 96
89 92.3 91.9 92.5 95 93.7 95.5
88 91.6 91.2 91.7 94.4 93.1 95
87 90.8 90.4 91 93.9 92.5 94.5
86 90.1 89.7 90.3 93.3 91.9 94
85 89.4 89 89.6 92.8 91.3 93.6
84 88.7 88.3 88.9 92.4 90.8 93.2
83 88 87.6 88.3 91.9 90.3 92.8
82 87.4 87 87.6 91.5 89.8 92.4
81 86.8 86.3 87 91.1 89.3 92.1
80 86.2 85.7 86.5 90.7 88.9 91.7
79 85.6 85.1 85.9 90.3 88.5 91.4
78 85 84.5 85.4 89.9 88.1 91.1
77 84.5 83.9 84.9 89.6 87.7 90.9
76 84 83.4 84.4 89.3 87.3 90.6
75 83.5 82.9 84 89 87 90.4
74 83.1 82.4 83.5 88.7 86.7 90.2
73 82.6 81.9 83.1 88.5 86.4 90
72 82.2 81.4 82.7 88.3 86.1 89.9
71 81.8 80.9 82.4 88 85.9 89.7
70 81.4 80.5 82 87.8 85.6 89.6
69 81 80.1 81.7 87.6 85.3 89.4
68 80.7 79.7 81.4 87.4 85.1 89.3
67 80.3 79.3 81.1 87.2 84.8 89.1
66 80 79 80.8 87 84.6 89
65 79.7 78.6 80.6 86.8 84.4 88.9
64 79.4 78.3 80.3 86.7 84.2 88.8
63 79.2 78 80.1 86.5 84 88.7
62 78.9 77.7 79.9 86.4 83.8 88.7
61 78.7 77.4 79.7 86.3 83.7 88.6
60 78.4 77.1 79.5 86.2 83.5 88.5
59 78.2 76.9 79.3 86.1 83.4 88.5
58 78 76.6 79.1 86 83.3 88.4
57 77.8 76.4 79 85.9 83.1 88.4
56 77.6 76.2 78.8 85.8 83 88.4
55 77.4 76 78.7 85.8 82.9 88.3
54 77.3 75.8 78.5 85.7 82.8 88.3
53 77.1 75.6 78.4 85.6 82.8 88.3
52 77 75.4 78.3 85.6 82.7 88.2
51 76.8 75.3 78.1 85.5 82.6 88.2
50 76.7 75.1 78 85.5 82.5 88.2
49 76.6 75 77.9 85.4 82.5 88.1
48 76.5 74.9 77.8 85.4 82.4 88.1
47 76.3 74.8 77.7 85.4 82.4 88.1
46 76.2 74.6 77.6 85.3 82.3 88.1
45 76.1 74.5 77.5 85.3 82.3 88.1
44 76.1 74.4 77.5 85.2 82.2 88
43 76 74.4 77.4 85.2 82.2 88
42 75.9 74.3 77.3 85.2 82.2 88
41 75.8 74.2 77.2 85.2 82.1 88
40 75.7 74.1 77.2 85.1 82.1 88
39 75.7 74.1 77.1 85.1 82.1 88
38 75.6 74 77 85.1 82.1 87.9
37 75.6 73.9 77 85.1 82 87.9
36 75.5 73.9 76.9 85.1 82 87.9
35 75.4 73.8 76.9 85.1 82 87.9
34 75.4 73.7 76.8 85 82 87.9
33 75.3 73.7 76.8 85 82 87.9
32 75.3 73.6 76.7 85 82 87.9
31 75.2 73.6 76.7 85 82 87.9
30 75.2 73.5 76.6 85 81.9 87.9
29 75.1 73.5 76.6 85 81.9 87.8
28 75.1 73.4 76.6 85 81.9 87.8
27 75 73.4 76.5 85 81.9 87.8
26 75 73.3 76.5 85 81.9 87.8
25 74.9 73.2 76.4 85 81.9 87.8
24 74.9 73.2 76.4 85 81.9 87.8
23 74.8 73.1 76.4 84.9 81.9 87.8
22 74.8 73.1 76.3 84.9 81.9 87.8
21 74.7 73 76.3 84.9 81.9 87.8
20 74.7 72.9 76.2 84.9 81.8 87.8
19 74.6 72.9 76.2 84.9 81.8 87.8
18 74.6 72.8 76.2 84.9 81.8 87.8
17 74.5 72.8 76.2 84.9 81.8 87.8
16 74.5 72.7 76.1 84.9 81.8 87.8
15 74.5 72.7 76.1 84.9 81.8 87.8
14 74.5 72.7 76.1 84.9 81.8 87.8
13 74.4 72.6 76.1 84.9 81.8 87.8
12 74.4 72.6 76 84.9 81.8 87.7
11 74.4 72.6 76 84.9 81.8 87.7
10 74.4 72.6 76 84.9 81.8 87.7
9 74.3 72.5 76 84.9 81.8 87.7
8 74.3 72.5 76 84.9 81.8 87.7
7 74.3 72.5 75.9 84.9 81.8 87.7
6 74.3 72.4 75.9 84.9 81.8 87.7
5 74.2 72.4 75.9 84.8 81.8 87.7
4 74.2 72.3 75.8 84.8 81.8 87.7
3 74.1 72.3 75.8 84.8 81.7 87.7
2 74 72.2 75.7 84.8 81.7 87.7
1 74 72.1 75.6 84.8 81.7 87.7
0 72.6 70.7 74.4 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 Iraq can expect to live to 75.2 years compared to 85 in South Korea, rising to 79.7 and 86.8 at 65, and to 86.2 and 90.7 at 80 — higher than the 72.6 and 84.6 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Iraq
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Iraq South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.13% 0.05% 0.2% 5.61% 1.7% 8.36%
99 0.23% 0.1% 0.34% 7.43% 2.54% 11%
98 0.39% 0.17% 0.56% 9.59% 3.68% 14%
97 0.63% 0.29% 0.9% 12.1% 5.15% 17.4%
96 0.99% 0.49% 1.39% 15% 6.99% 21.2%
95 1.49% 0.78% 2.08% 18.1% 9.22% 25.2%
94 2.18% 1.21% 2.99% 21.5% 11.8% 29.5%
93 3.09% 1.81% 4.16% 25.2% 14.8% 34%
92 4.25% 2.63% 5.61% 29.1% 18.2% 38.5%
91 5.69% 3.71% 7.37% 33% 21.7% 43%
90 7.43% 5.06% 9.44% 37.1% 25.6% 47.5%
89 9.47% 6.69% 11.8% 41.2% 29.5% 51.8%
88 11.8% 8.6% 14.6% 45.2% 33.6% 56%
87 14.5% 10.8% 17.6% 49.1% 37.6% 60%
86 17.4% 13.2% 20.9% 52.9% 41.7% 63.7%
85 20.5% 15.9% 24.5% 56.5% 45.6% 67.1%
84 23.9% 18.9% 28.3% 60% 49.4% 70.3%
83 27.4% 22% 32.2% 63.2% 53.1% 73.2%
82 31.1% 25.3% 36.1% 66.3% 56.7% 75.9%
81 34.7% 28.7% 40% 69.2% 60.1% 78.3%
80 38.4% 32.1% 43.9% 71.9% 63.3% 80.6%
79 42% 35.6% 47.7% 74.5% 66.4% 82.7%
78 45.6% 39.1% 51.3% 76.8% 69.2% 84.5%
77 49% 42.5% 54.7% 79% 71.8% 86.2%
76 52.3% 45.9% 58% 80.9% 74.2% 87.7%
75 55.4% 49.1% 61.1% 82.6% 76.4% 89%
74 58.4% 52.3% 64% 84.1% 78.3% 90.1%
73 61.3% 55.3% 66.7% 85.5% 80% 91.1%
72 64% 58.3% 69.2% 86.7% 81.6% 91.9%
71 66.5% 61% 71.6% 87.8% 83.1% 92.7%
70 68.9% 63.7% 73.7% 89% 84.6% 93.5%
69 71.1% 66.2% 75.7% 90% 86% 94.2%
68 73.2% 68.5% 77.5% 91% 87.3% 94.8%
67 75.1% 70.7% 79.2% 92% 88.6% 95.4%
66 76.8% 72.8% 80.7% 92.8% 89.8% 95.9%
65 78.5% 74.7% 82.1% 93.5% 90.8% 96.4%
64 79.9% 76.4% 83.3% 94.2% 91.7% 96.7%
63 81.3% 78.1% 84.5% 94.7% 92.5% 97%
62 82.6% 79.6% 85.5% 95.2% 93.3% 97.3%
61 83.8% 81% 86.4% 95.7% 93.9% 97.5%
60 84.9% 82.4% 87.3% 96.1% 94.5% 97.7%
59 85.9% 83.6% 88.1% 96.4% 95% 97.9%
58 86.8% 84.7% 88.9% 96.8% 95.5% 98.1%
57 87.6% 85.8% 89.5% 97% 95.9% 98.2%
56 88.4% 86.7% 90.2% 97.3% 96.3% 98.3%
55 89.1% 87.6% 90.7% 97.5% 96.7% 98.5%
54 89.8% 88.3% 91.3% 97.7% 97% 98.6%
53 90.4% 89% 91.8% 97.9% 97.3% 98.6%
52 90.9% 89.7% 92.2% 98.1% 97.5% 98.7%
51 91.4% 90.3% 92.6% 98.2% 97.7% 98.8%
50 91.9% 90.8% 93% 98.4% 97.9% 98.9%
49 92.3% 91.3% 93.4% 98.5% 98.1% 98.9%
48 92.7% 91.7% 93.7% 98.6% 98.3% 99%
47 93.1% 92.1% 94% 98.7% 98.4% 99.1%
46 93.4% 92.5% 94.3% 98.8% 98.6% 99.1%
45 93.7% 92.8% 94.6% 98.9% 98.7% 99.2%
44 93.9% 93.1% 94.8% 99% 98.8% 99.2%
43 94.2% 93.4% 95% 99.1% 98.9% 99.2%
42 94.4% 93.6% 95.2% 99.1% 99% 99.3%
41 94.6% 93.9% 95.4% 99.2% 99% 99.3%
40 94.8% 94.1% 95.6% 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
39 95% 94.2% 95.7% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
38 95.1% 94.4% 95.9% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
37 95.3% 94.6% 96% 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
36 95.4% 94.7% 96.1% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
35 95.6% 94.9% 96.2% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
34 95.7% 95% 96.4% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
33 95.8% 95.2% 96.5% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
32 95.9% 95.3% 96.6% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
31 96% 95.4% 96.7% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
30 96.1% 95.5% 96.8% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
29 96.2% 95.7% 96.9% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
28 96.3% 95.8% 96.9% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
27 96.4% 95.9% 97% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
26 96.5% 96% 97.1% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
25 96.6% 96.1% 97.2% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
24 96.7% 96.2% 97.3% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
23 96.8% 96.4% 97.3% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
22 96.9% 96.5% 97.4% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
21 97% 96.6% 97.5% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
20 97.1% 96.7% 97.5% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
19 97.2% 96.8% 97.6% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
18 97.3% 96.9% 97.6% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
17 97.3% 97% 97.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
16 97.4% 97.1% 97.7% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
15 97.4% 97.1% 97.8% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
14 97.5% 97.2% 97.8% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
13 97.5% 97.2% 97.8% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
12 97.6% 97.3% 97.9% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
11 97.6% 97.3% 97.9% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
10 97.6% 97.3% 97.9% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
9 97.7% 97.4% 97.9% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
8 97.7% 97.4% 98% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
7 97.7% 97.5% 98% 99.7% 99.7% 99.8%
6 97.8% 97.5% 98% 99.7% 99.7% 99.8%
5 97.8% 97.6% 98.1% 99.8% 99.7% 99.8%
4 97.9% 97.7% 98.2% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
3 98% 97.8% 98.2% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
2 98.1% 97.9% 98.3% 99.8% 99.8% 99.8%
1 98.2% 98% 98.4% 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. 84.9% of newborns in Iraq and 96.1% in South Korea are expected to live past 60, 68.9% and 89% past 70, 38.4% and 71.9% past 80, and only 7.43% 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

Iraq
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Iraq South Korea
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 44.9% 47.7% 44.4% 26.2% 35.5% 25.5%
99 42.6% 45.7% 42% 24.5% 33.3% 23.7%
98 40.6% 43.6% 40% 22.6% 30.9% 21.6%
97 38.5% 41.5% 37.8% 20.8% 28.6% 19.7%
96 36.2% 39.5% 35.4% 19% 26.3% 17.8%
95 33.9% 37.5% 32.9% 17.4% 24.2% 16.1%
94 31.6% 35.5% 30.5% 15.9% 22.2% 14.5%
93 29.4% 33.4% 28.1% 14.6% 20.2% 13%
92 27.3% 31.2% 25.9% 13.3% 18.3% 11.7%
91 25.3% 29% 23.8% 12% 16.5% 10.5%
90 23.4% 26.7% 22% 10.9% 14.9% 9.42%
89 21.6% 24.4% 20.3% 9.87% 13.4% 8.4%
88 19.9% 22.3% 18.7% 8.91% 12.1% 7.47%
87 18.3% 20.3% 17.3% 8% 10.8% 6.61%
86 16.8% 18.5% 15.9% 7.17% 9.69% 5.83%
85 15.4% 16.9% 14.6% 6.42% 8.66% 5.13%
84 14.1% 15.5% 13.3% 5.75% 7.75% 4.52%
83 12.9% 14.2% 12.1% 5.15% 6.96% 3.98%
82 11.7% 13% 10.9% 4.63% 6.26% 3.52%
81 10.6% 11.8% 9.82% 4.18% 5.65% 3.13%
80 9.56% 10.8% 8.81% 3.79% 5.1% 2.8%
79 8.62% 9.78% 7.88% 3.42% 4.6% 2.5%
78 7.76% 8.87% 7.04% 3.07% 4.12% 2.22%
77 6.99% 8.04% 6.3% 2.72% 3.65% 1.95%
76 6.3% 7.3% 5.64% 2.38% 3.21% 1.69%
75 5.69% 6.64% 5.06% 2.07% 2.8% 1.44%
74 5.15% 6.05% 4.54% 1.8% 2.45% 1.23%
73 4.66% 5.51% 4.07% 1.58% 2.16% 1.06%
72 4.22% 5.01% 3.65% 1.41% 1.95% 0.94%
71 3.81% 4.56% 3.28% 1.31% 1.81% 0.86%
70 3.45% 4.15% 2.93% 1.25% 1.72% 0.81%
69 3.11% 3.77% 2.62% 1.19% 1.65% 0.76%
68 2.81% 3.42% 2.34% 1.11% 1.56% 0.69%
67 2.53% 3.1% 2.09% 1.02% 1.44% 0.62%
66 2.28% 2.81% 1.87% 0.9% 1.3% 0.53%
65 2.06% 2.55% 1.67% 0.78% 1.14% 0.44%
64 1.86% 2.32% 1.5% 0.68% 0.99% 0.37%
63 1.69% 2.11% 1.35% 0.59% 0.88% 0.31%
62 1.54% 1.93% 1.21% 0.53% 0.78% 0.27%
61 1.4% 1.76% 1.1% 0.46% 0.69% 0.24%
60 1.28% 1.61% 1% 0.41% 0.62% 0.21%
59 1.17% 1.47% 0.91% 0.37% 0.56% 0.19%
58 1.07% 1.33% 0.83% 0.33% 0.5% 0.17%
57 0.97% 1.21% 0.76% 0.3% 0.45% 0.15%
56 0.88% 1.09% 0.69% 0.27% 0.41% 0.13%
55 0.8% 0.98% 0.64% 0.24% 0.36% 0.11%
54 0.73% 0.88% 0.58% 0.21% 0.32% 0.1%
53 0.66% 0.79% 0.53% 0.19% 0.28% 0.09%
52 0.6% 0.72% 0.49% 0.17% 0.25% 0.08%
51 0.55% 0.65% 0.45% 0.15% 0.23% 0.08%
50 0.5% 0.59% 0.42% 0.14% 0.2% 0.07%
49 0.46% 0.53% 0.38% 0.13% 0.19% 0.07%
48 0.42% 0.48% 0.35% 0.12% 0.17% 0.06%
47 0.38% 0.44% 0.32% 0.11% 0.15% 0.06%
46 0.34% 0.39% 0.3% 0.09% 0.13% 0.05%
45 0.31% 0.35% 0.27% 0.09% 0.12% 0.05%
44 0.28% 0.32% 0.25% 0.08% 0.11% 0.04%
43 0.26% 0.29% 0.23% 0.07% 0.1% 0.04%
42 0.23% 0.26% 0.21% 0.06% 0.09% 0.04%
41 0.21% 0.24% 0.19% 0.06% 0.08% 0.03%
40 0.2% 0.22% 0.18% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
39 0.18% 0.2% 0.17% 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
38 0.17% 0.19% 0.15% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
37 0.16% 0.17% 0.14% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
36 0.15% 0.16% 0.14% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
35 0.14% 0.16% 0.13% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
34 0.13% 0.15% 0.12% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
33 0.13% 0.14% 0.11% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
32 0.12% 0.14% 0.11% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
31 0.12% 0.13% 0.1% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
30 0.11% 0.13% 0.1% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
29 0.11% 0.12% 0.09% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
28 0.11% 0.12% 0.09% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
27 0.1% 0.12% 0.09% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
26 0.1% 0.12% 0.08% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
25 0.1% 0.12% 0.08% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
24 0.1% 0.12% 0.08% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
23 0.1% 0.13% 0.07% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
22 0.1% 0.13% 0.07% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
21 0.1% 0.12% 0.07% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
20 0.09% 0.12% 0.06% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
19 0.08% 0.11% 0.06% 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
18 0.08% 0.1% 0.05% 0.01% 0.01% 0.008%
17 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.009% 0.01% 0.007%
16 0.06% 0.07% 0.04% 0.008% 0.009% 0.006%
15 0.05% 0.06% 0.04% 0.007% 0.008% 0.006%
14 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.006% 0.006% 0.005%
13 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.005% 0.005% 0.005%
12 0.03% 0.04% 0.03% 0.005% 0.005% 0.004%
11 0.03% 0.04% 0.03% 0.005% 0.005% 0.004%
10 0.03% 0.04% 0.03% 0.005% 0.006% 0.005%
9 0.03% 0.04% 0.03% 0.006% 0.006% 0.006%
8 0.04% 0.04% 0.03% 0.007% 0.007% 0.006%
7 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.007% 0.007% 0.007%
6 0.05% 0.06% 0.04% 0.008% 0.008% 0.008%
5 0.06% 0.06% 0.05% 0.009% 0.009% 0.009%
4 0.07% 0.08% 0.06% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
3 0.08% 0.09% 0.07% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
2 0.1% 0.1% 0.09% 0.01% 0.01% 0.02%
1 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
0 1.8% 2.02% 1.56% 0.19% 0.2% 0.17%

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

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

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

The annual chance of dying is 1.8% in the birth year in Iraq and 0.19% in South Korea, 0.11% vs 0.02% at age 30, 1.28% vs 0.41% at 60, and 9.56% vs 3.79% at 80.

Death rate by age in Iraq vs South Korea

Iraq
Male

Female
South Korea
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Iraq South Korea
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 0 0 0 1,496 465 2,272
99 97.9 44.3 141.4 1,820 846 2,596
98 157.1 75.1 224 2,167 1,138 3,025
97 241.8 122.4 340 2,513 1,472 3,426
96 357 192.4 494 2,846 1,839 3,778
95 506 292.1 685 3,154 2,227 4,062
94 691 428 912 3,435 2,625 4,281
93 910 605 1,169 3,670 2,997 4,428
92 1,161 822 1,451 3,854 3,319 4,513
91 1,438 1,074 1,754 3,978 3,585 4,529
90 1,735 1,348 2,073 4,047 3,805 4,469
89 2,041 1,632 2,401 4,064 3,960 4,351
88 2,347 1,915 2,729 4,023 4,047 4,181
87 2,642 2,190 3,043 3,931 4,072 3,963
86 2,917 2,453 3,330 3,793 4,036 3,713
85 3,162 2,701 3,574 3,628 3,949 3,445
84 3,368 2,928 3,762 3,448 3,833 3,175
83 3,526 3,125 3,885 3,257 3,697 2,914
82 3,629 3,284 3,941 3,068 3,548 2,673
81 3,677 3,398 3,932 2,894 3,393 2,454
80 3,672 3,463 3,866 2,726 3,228 2,253
79 3,623 3,483 3,755 2,548 3,050 2,065
78 3,535 3,466 3,612 2,355 2,849 1,876
77 3,422 3,419 3,447 2,149 2,624 1,680
76 3,294 3,350 3,271 1,925 2,380 1,478
75 3,156 3,263 3,088 1,706 2,136 1,283
74 3,010 3,161 2,903 1,512 1,917 1,112
73 2,858 3,047 2,716 1,347 1,729 968
72 2,700 2,921 2,530 1,225 1,589 862
71 2,538 2,785 2,344 1,153 1,507 801
70 2,375 2,641 2,162 1,109 1,458 760
69 2,213 2,492 1,986 1,068 1,416 712
68 2,053 2,341 1,817 1,012 1,359 656
67 1,899 2,192 1,657 936 1,279 588
66 1,753 2,046 1,509 837 1,167 507
65 1,616 1,905 1,372 730 1,035 424
64 1,490 1,773 1,248 636 909 354
63 1,375 1,649 1,137 563 810 305
62 1,271 1,534 1,039 501 727 266.7
61 1,175 1,426 951 443 649 231.4
60 1,087 1,324 873 398 585 204.3
59 1,005 1,225 803 359 531 182.7
58 927 1,129 739 322 481 162.3
57 853 1,035 680 290 435 143.6
56 782 945 626 260.8 391 126.9
55 715 858 577 232.6 349 111.9
54 654 779 532 206.2 309 98.8
53 597 706 491 182.4 273 88.5
52 547 642 454 164.8 244.9 82.1
51 502 584 420 151 221.8 77.5
50 460 533 388 137.9 200.6 72.6
49 422 486 359 126.7 182.6 68.3
48 387 443 331 116.1 166 63.9
47 353 402 304 104.4 148.4 58.3
46 321 364 278.9 93.1 131.9 52.6
45 291.9 329 255.2 84.3 118.5 48.1
44 265.1 296.7 233.4 76.2 106.4 44
43 241.2 268.3 214 68.6 95.3 40.2
42 220.3 243.4 197 61.9 85.1 37
41 202.3 222.1 182.3 55.8 75.6 34.2
40 186.8 203.9 169.4 50.2 66.9 31.8
39 173.4 188.4 158.1 44.8 58.7 29.5
38 161.8 175.4 147.9 40.1 51.5 27.4
37 151.7 164.5 138.6 36.1 45.3 25.6
36 142.8 155.1 130.1 32.3 39.8 23.6
35 134.9 147.2 122.3 28.9 35.1 21.7
34 128 140.3 115.2 26 31.3 20
33 121.9 134.4 109 23.6 28.1 18.4
32 116.6 129.2 103.5 21.5 25.4 16.9
31 112.1 124.8 98.8 19.7 23.3 15.6
30 108.3 121.4 94.6 18.2 21.5 14.5
29 105.2 118.9 90.8 16.8 19.9 13.4
28 102.7 117.4 87.3 15.6 18.5 12.5
27 100.8 116.9 83.9 14.6 17.3 11.8
26 99.3 117.2 80.5 13.8 16.2 11.2
25 98.3 118.3 77.3 13.2 15.4 10.8
24 97.5 119.7 74.2 12.8 14.9 10.5
23 96.7 120.9 71.2 12.6 14.8 10.3
22 95.4 121 68.3 12.5 14.7 10.1
21 92.9 119 65.3 12.4 14.7 9.89
20 88.7 114 61.9 12.1 14.4 9.53
19 82.6 105.9 57.9 11.5 13.8 9.02
18 74.9 95.4 53.3 10.5 12.6 8.27
17 66.3 83.4 48.1 9.2 10.9 7.37
16 57.5 71.4 42.8 7.83 9.14 6.44
15 49.3 60.2 37.7 6.59 7.52 5.6
14 42.5 51.1 33.4 5.61 6.25 4.94
13 37.4 44.3 30 5.01 5.45 4.54
12 34.1 40.1 27.7 4.72 5.06 4.37
11 32.5 38.2 26.6 4.77 5.05 4.47
10 32.5 38.1 26.6 5.33 5.63 5.02
9 33.9 39.7 27.7 6.1 6.42 5.75
8 36.8 43.1 30.2 6.71 7.03 6.38
7 41.2 48 34.1 7.2 7.46 6.92
6 47.4 54.7 39.8 7.76 7.93 7.57
5 55.7 63.1 47.8 8.61 8.68 8.54
4 66.4 73.7 58.7 9.92 9.86 9.98
3 80.1 86.5 73.3 11.9 11.7 12.1
2 97.4 102 92.4 14.9 14.5 15.2
1 119.3 121.1 117.4 19.6 19.2 20.2
0 1,798 2,020 1,563 189.5 203.7 174.6

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/iraq/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 Iraq, the most common age of death is 81, compared to 89 in South Korea. The median age of death is 76.7 in Iraq 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 Iraq 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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