Life expectancy at age 60, female in Iraq
Iraq: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 19.37 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Iraq, 1960β2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 19.37 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Iraq peaked at 19.37 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.33 years, in 1960.
That places Iraq 151st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.89 years | 16.33 years | 17.33 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.63 years | 17.37 years | 17.84 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.65 years | 16.44 years | 17.89 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.29 years | 16.45 years | 17.83 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.57 years | 17.17 years | 17.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.38 years | 17.88 years | 18.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.81 years | 17.92 years | 19.37 years | 5 |
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More gender data for Iraq
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 566,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 596,188 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 558,252 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 587,298 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 550,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 578,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 545,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 573,388 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 540,845 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 568,912 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Iraq?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Iraq was 19.37 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 19.37 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.33 years in 1960.
- How does Iraq rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Iraq ranks 151st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.