Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Iraq

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Iraq was 72.32 years. A difference of +0.28 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Iraq were 70.43 years and 74.06 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Iraq for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Iraq (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Iraq (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	51.46	48.33	54.76
1961	52.34	48.98	55.9
1962	53.48	50.11	57.05
1963	54.36	50.87	58.04
1964	55.25	51.89	58.75
1965	56.39	52.96	59.97
1966	57.32	53.93	60.85
1967	58.42	55.28	61.64
1968	58.97	55.86	62.14
1969	59.64	56.52	62.82
1970	60.53	57.7	63.38
1971	61.33	58.65	64
1972	61.82	59.17	64.44
1973	62.34	59.66	65.02
1974	61	57.12	65.09
1975	61.43	57.57	65.51
1976	63.57	60.82	66.31
1977	63.9	61.1	66.69
1978	64.18	61.33	67.02
1979	64.42	61.52	67.33
1980	60.92	55.39	67.2
1981	58.65	51.67	67.16
1982	58.98	52	67.4
1983	59.29	52.32	67.62
1984	59.54	52.59	67.79
1985	59.8	52.86	67.96
1986	60.03	53.12	68.1
1987	60.26	53.39	68.21
1988	56.69	49.43	65.42
1989	57.5	52.24	63.26
1990	57.59	52.29	63.37
1991	61.34	56.63	66.27
1992	65.34	61.73	68.9
1993	65.31	61.79	68.77
1994	65.03	61.63	68.36
1995	64.76	61.54	67.91
1996	64.62	61.62	67.52
1997	64.24	61.43	66.95
1998	64.41	61.81	66.89
1999	64.53	61.96	66.99
2000	64.86	62.28	67.33
2001	65.29	62.66	67.81
2002	65.72	63.11	68.22
2003	64.83	61.27	68.44
2004	64.63	60.67	68.73
2005	64.9	60.92	69.01
2006	64.03	59.26	69.13
2007	64.43	59.77	69.38
2008	66.47	63.15	69.77
2009	67.83	65.48	70.05
2010	68.09	65.8	70.25
2011	68.44	66.18	70.55
2012	68.83	66.59	70.92
2013	69.05	66.73	71.23
2014	69.68	67.44	71.78
2015	69.98	67.77	72.04
2016	68.68	65.26	72.15
2017	69.79	67.04	72.47
2018	71.12	69.23	72.84
2019	71.25	69.33	73.01
2020	69.65	66.97	72.29
2021	70.7	68.85	72.42
2022	72.04	70.11	73.8
2023	72.32	70.43	74.06