Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Iraq
Iraq: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 24.03 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Iraq, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, male in Iraq stood at 24.03 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.2% on the previous year and up 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Iraq peaked at 24.03 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.54 years, in 1990.
That places Iraq 15th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.79 years | — |
| 1961 | 13.89 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 14.03 years | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 14.11 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 14.19 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 14.34 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 14.48 years | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 14.64 years | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 14.72 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 14.86 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 15 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 15.14 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 15.21 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 15.25 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 14.97 years | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 15 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 15.33 years | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 15.35 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 15.35 years | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 15.33 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 14.69 years | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 14.27 years | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 14.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 14.28 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 14.29 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 14.29 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 14.3 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 14.31 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 13.55 years | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 13.55 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 13.54 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 14.24 years | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 14.98 years | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 14.96 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 14.9 years | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 14.88 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 14.87 years | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 14.83 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 14.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 14.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 14.97 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 15.05 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 15.16 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 15.04 years | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 15.04 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.12 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 15 years | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 15.08 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.45 years | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 15.69 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 15.75 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 15.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 15.94 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 16.01 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 16.16 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 16.28 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 16.13 years | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 16.43 years | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 16.71 years | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 16.78 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 14.49 years | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 16.11 years | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 16.94 years | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 17.03 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 24.03 years | +41.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 24.03 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.53 years, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 24.03 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.37 years, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +41.2% | 17.03 years | 24.03 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.3 years | 13.79 years | 14.86 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.19 years | 14.97 years | 15.35 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.18 years | 13.55 years | 14.69 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.7 years | 13.54 years | 14.98 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.16 years | 14.97 years | 15.69 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2 years | 15.75 years | 16.78 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.72 years | 14.49 years | 24.03 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More gender data for Iraq
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,091 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3028 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 34,846 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 34,846 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Iraq?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Iraq was 24.03 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, male recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 24.03 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.54 years in 1990.
- How does Iraq rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Iraq ranks 15th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.