Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Iraq
Iraq: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 42.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
42.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 236 countries
All-time high
43.5%
in 1950
All-time low
29.8%
in 1988
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Iraq, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Iraq stood at 42.2%.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Iraq peaked at 43.5% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 1988.
That places Iraq 50th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 43.5% | — |
| 1951 | 43.3% | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 43.1% | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 43.0% | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 42.7% | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 42.5% | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 42.4% | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 42.3% | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 42.2% | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 41.3% | -2.1% |
| 1960 | 42.0% | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 41.4% | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 41.2% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 40.8% | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 40.9% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 40.6% | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 40.5% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 41.0% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 41.0% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 41.0% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 41.6% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 41.9% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 41.9% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 41.7% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 38.8% | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 38.8% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 41.2% | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 41.0% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 40.8% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 40.6% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 34.1% | -16.0% |
| 1981 | 30.3% | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 30.3% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 30.4% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 30.5% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 29.8% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 35.4% | +18.7% |
| 1990 | 35.2% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 36.2% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 38.4% | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 38.6% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 39.1% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 39.7% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 40.4% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 41.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 41.6% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 41.7% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 41.6% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 41.4% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 41.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 39.0% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 37.9% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 35.8% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 41.7% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 41.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 38.9% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 42.7% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 38.2% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 42.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.4%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 42.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41.5%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.6% | 41.3% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 41.0% | 40.5% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.8% | 38.8% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.2% | 29.8% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.2% | 35.2% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 35.8% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 38.9% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 38.2% | 42.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 47 Yemen 42.3% compare
- 48 Zimbabwe 42.3% compare
- 49 South Sudan 42.3% compare
- 51 Mauritania 42.2% compare
- 52 Western Sahara 42.1% compare
- 53 Comoros 42.0% compare
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 probability that a man will outlive a woman in Iraq?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Iraq was 42.2% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 1988.
- How does Iraq rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Iraq ranks 50th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.