Azerbaijan vs Iran: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 74.4 years in Azerbaijan and 77.7 years in Iran, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iran, by 3.2 years, or 1.04 times that in Azerbaijan.

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What the numbers say

Iran has been higher since 1988, when it overtook Azerbaijan.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Azerbaijan at 85.6 years and Iran at 89.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

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Year	Azerbaijan	Iran	World
2023	74.4	77.7	73.2
2022	74.1	76.8	72.6
2021	71	73.8	70.9
2020	70.3	74.1	71.9
2019	73.3	76.9	72.6
2018	73	76.6	72.4
2017	72.7	76.4	72.1
2016	72.6	76.2	71.9
2015	72.4	75.9	71.6
2014	71.9	75.6	71.4
2013	71.5	75.4	71.1
2012	71.1	75	70.8
2011	70.6	74.7	70.4
2010	70.3	74.4	70.1
2009	69.9	74	69.7
2008	69.4	73.7	69.3
2007	68.7	73.3	69
2006	68.5	72.9	68.6
2005	67.7	72.5	68.1
2004	67.5	72	67.7
2003	67	70.5	67.4
2002	66.8	71.1	67.1
2001	66	70.6	66.8
2000	65.4	70.2	66.4
1999	64.7	69.7	66
1998	63.8	69.2	65.7
1997	63	68.7	65.5
1996	62.7	68.3	65.2
1995	61.9	67.9	64.9
1994	60.3	67.5	64.3
1993	61.4	67	64.4
1992	60.8	66.7	64.3
1991	62.5	66.2	64.1
1990	62.8	64.1	64
1989	62.9	65.3	63.8
1988	62.7	63.3	63.4
1987	62.8	62.7	63.2
1986	62.6	62.1	62.7
1985	62.7	61.5	62.2
1984	62.1	60.9	61.9
1983	62.5	58.5	61.5
1982	62.2	57.6	61.3
1981	61.9	56.6	60.9
1980	61.4	58.4	60.5
1979	60.9	58.5	60.2
1978	60.5	56	59.5
1977	60	56.7	59.2
1976	59.5	55.8	58.6
1975	58.7	54.8	58.3
1974	58.3	53.9	58.1
1973	57.9	52.9	57.7
1972	57.5	51.7	57.2
1971	57	51.1	56
1970	56.6	50.2	56.3
1969	56.1	49.4	56
1968	55.6	48	55.6
1967	55	47.8	55.1
1966	54.5	47.1	54.6
1965	53.9	46.4	54
1964	53.3	45.7	54.3
1963	52.7	45.1	53.7
1962	52.1	43.8	53.2
1961	51.4	43.9	50.4
1960	50.9	43.3	47.8
1959	50.3	42.8	49.6
1958	49.7	42.2	51.6
1957	49.2	41.3	51.1
1956	48.8	41.1	50.7
1955	48.4	40.6	50.2
1954	47.8	40	49.7
1953	47.4	39.5	48.8
1952	47	39.2	48.2
1951	46.6	38.7	47.1
1950	46.3	38.2	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Azerbaijan	Iran	World
2024	74.673.4–75.7	77.976.8–78.9	73.3
2025	74.773–76.4	78.176.6–79.5	73.5
2026	74.972.8–76.9	78.376.3–80	73.8
2027	7572.7–77.3	78.576.3–80.6	73.9
2028	75.272.5–77.7	78.776.4–81	74.1
2029	75.472.2–78.2	78.976.3–81.4	74.2
2030	75.572.2–78.5	7976.3–81.6	74.4
2031	75.772.2–78.9	79.376.2–82	74.5
2032	75.872–79.2	79.576.2–82.4	74.7
2033	7671.9–79.5	79.776.3–82.7	74.8
2034	76.172.1–79.9	79.876.3–83.1	75
2035	76.372–80.1	8076.5–83.3	75.1
2036	76.472–80.6	80.276.3–83.7	75.3
2037	76.671.8–80.8	80.476.3–84.1	75.4
2038	76.771.9–81.1	80.676.3–84.3	75.5
2039	76.971.8–81.2	80.876.5–84.5	75.7
2040	77.172–81.6	8176.6–84.6	75.8
2041	77.271.9–81.8	81.176.7–85	75.9
2042	77.471.8–82	81.376.8–85.2	76.1
2043	77.571.8–82.3	81.576.8–85.5	76.2
2044	77.771.8–82.6	81.776.9–85.8	76.3
2045	77.871.8–82.7	81.977.1–86	76.5
2046	7871.6–82.8	82.177–86.3	76.6
2047	78.171.7–83.1	82.277.2–86.5	76.7
2048	78.371.7–83.3	82.477.3–86.8	76.8
2049	78.471.6–83.6	82.677.4–87	76.9
2050	78.671.9–83.8	82.877.4–87.2	77
2051	78.871.6–84	82.977.4–87.6	77.1
2052	78.971.8–84.1	83.177.6–87.7	77.2
2053	7971.9–84.6	83.277.7–88	77.3
2054	79.272–84.6	83.477.8–88.1	77.4
2055	79.371.9–85	83.677.6–88.4	77.6
2056	79.572.1–85.1	83.778.1–88.5	77.7
2057	79.672–85.4	83.978.1–88.8	77.8
2058	79.871.9–85.6	8478.1–88.9	77.9
2059	79.972–85.8	84.278.3–89.1	78
2060	80.172.1–85.9	84.378.4–89.3	78.1
2061	80.272.2–86.2	84.578.6–89.6	78.2
2062	80.472.3–86.4	84.678.6–89.7	78.3
2063	80.572.2–86.6	84.878.7–90.1	78.4
2064	80.772.3–86.8	84.978.6–90.2	78.5
2065	80.872.3–86.9	85.178.7–90.4	78.6
2066	8172.4–87.1	85.278.8–90.5	78.7
2067	81.172.3–87.2	85.379–90.7	78.8
2068	81.372.4–87.3	85.579.1–90.9	78.9
2069	81.472.3–87.5	85.679–91.1	79
2070	81.672.4–87.6	85.879.4–91.2	79.1
2071	81.772.5–87.8	85.979.4–91.6	79.2
2072	81.972.7–88	8679.6–91.6	79.3
2073	8272.6–88	86.279.7–91.7	79.4
2074	82.172.6–88.3	86.379.7–91.9	79.4
2075	82.372.8–88.5	86.479.8–92.1	79.5
2076	82.472.5–88.4	86.579.7–92.2	79.6
2077	82.672.8–88.7	86.779.9–92.4	79.7
2078	82.773.1–88.9	86.880.2–92.6	79.8
2079	82.873.1–89.3	86.980.2–92.8	79.9
2080	8373–89.4	8780.3–93	80
2081	83.173.3–89.5	87.280.5–93.2	80.1
2082	83.373.3–89.8	87.380.6–93.4	80.2
2083	83.473.6–90.1	87.480.8–93.7	80.3
2084	83.573.7–90.2	87.580.8–93.9	80.3
2085	83.773.9–90.3	87.681.1–94	80.4
2086	83.873.9–90.3	87.781.1–94.1	80.5
2087	83.974–90.5	87.981.2–94.1	80.6
2088	8474.4–90.9	8881.3–94.3	80.7
2089	84.274.3–91	88.181.3–94.5	80.8
2090	84.374.2–91.1	88.281.2–94.7	80.9
2091	84.474.4–91.1	88.381.3–94.9	81
2092	84.674.7–91.4	88.481.5–94.9	81
2093	84.774.7–91.3	88.681.6–95.1	81.1
2094	84.874.7–91.6	88.781.7–95.3	81.2
2095	84.974.6–91.8	88.881.8–95.4	81.3
2096	85.174.8–92.2	88.981.9–95.5	81.4
2097	85.274.5–92.4	8982.1–95.5	81.5
2098	85.374.8–92.7	89.182–95.7	81.6
2099	85.575–92.7	89.282.1–96	81.7
2100	85.675.2–93	89.382.3–96.2	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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