Iraq vs Nigeria: Life expectancy at age 60, male

Iraq
24.03 years
in 2024
Nigeria
24.06 years
in 2024
Iraq rank
15th
Nigeria rank
12th

Life expectancy at age 60, male over time

  • Iraq
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 24.06 years against 24.03 years in Iraq, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 215 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 14.3 years 12.7 years 1.6 years Iraq
1970s 15.19 years 13.6 years 1.59 years Iraq
1980s 14.18 years 13.97 years 0.2151 years Iraq
1990s 14.7 years 13.75 years 0.9505 years Iraq
2000s 15.16 years 14.37 years 0.7897 years Iraq
2010s 16.2 years 14.73 years 1.48 years Iraq
2020s 17.72 years 16.63 years 1.09 years Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at age 60, male, Iraq or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 24.06 years against 24.03 years in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at age 60, male between Iraq and Nigeria?
0.03 years, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nigeria?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Nigeria rank globally for life expectancy at age 60, male?
Iraq ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as Life expectancy at age 60, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.