Iraq vs Syria: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 72.3 years in Iraq and 72.1 years in Syria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Iraq, by 0.2 years, or 1 times that in Syria.

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What the numbers say

Iraq has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Syria.
In 2023, Iraq ranked 141 and Syria ranked 143 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Iraq at 81.6 years and Syria at 84 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Iraq	Syria	World
2023	72.3	72.1	73.2
2022	72	72.8	72.6
2021	70.7	72.4	70.9
2020	69.7	71.9	71.9
2019	71.3	71	72.6
2018	71.1	67.4	72.4
2017	69.8	65.7	72.1
2016	68.7	65.2	71.9
2015	70	63.3	71.6
2014	69.7	65.5	71.4
2013	69.1	65.2	71.1
2012	68.8	66.2	70.8
2011	68.4	72.3	70.4
2010	68.1	73.5	70.1
2009	67.8	73.5	69.7
2008	66.5	73.4	69.3
2007	64.4	73.3	69
2006	64	73	68.6
2005	64.9	72.8	68.1
2004	64.6	72.5	67.7
2003	64.8	72.2	67.4
2002	65.7	71.7	67.1
2001	65.3	71.3	66.8
2000	64.9	70.9	66.4
1999	64.5	70.5	66
1998	64.4	70.2	65.7
1997	64.2	70.2	65.5
1996	64.6	70.2	65.2
1995	64.8	70.2	64.9
1994	65	70.3	64.3
1993	65.3	70.3	64.4
1992	65.3	70.2	64.3
1991	61.3	70.1	64.1
1990	57.6	69.8	64
1989	57.5	69.5	63.8
1988	56.7	69.2	63.4
1987	60.3	68.8	63.2
1986	60	68.4	62.7
1985	59.8	68.1	62.2
1984	59.5	67.7	61.9
1983	59.3	67.4	61.5
1982	59	60.8	61.3
1981	58.7	64.6	60.9
1980	60.9	66.5	60.5
1979	64.4	66.2	60.2
1978	64.2	65.9	59.5
1977	63.9	65.4	59.2
1976	63.6	64.8	58.6
1975	61.4	64.2	58.3
1974	61	63.4	58.1
1973	62.3	60.8	57.7
1972	61.8	62	57.2
1971	61.3	61.3	56
1970	60.5	60.6	56.3
1969	59.6	59.8	56
1968	59	59.1	55.6
1967	58.4	58	55.1
1966	57.3	57.6	54.6
1965	56.4	56.9	54
1964	55.2	56.2	54.3
1963	54.4	55.4	53.7
1962	53.5	54.6	53.2
1961	52.3	53.7	50.4
1960	51.5	52.7	47.8
1959	49.7	51.7	49.6
1958	49	50.7	51.6
1957	47.7	49.6	51.1
1956	46.4	48.5	50.7
1955	45	47.4	50.2
1954	43.5	46.4	49.7
1953	42.1	45.3	48.8
1952	40.5	44.3	48.2
1951	39	43.5	47.1
1950	37.4	42.5	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Iraq	Syria	World
2024	72.471.1–73.7	72.670.8–74.2	73.3
2025	72.570.8–74.3	7370.8–75	73.5
2026	72.670.5–74.8	73.470.9–75.7	73.8
2027	72.770.2–75.2	73.670.9–76.1	73.9
2028	72.869.9–75.6	73.770.8–76.5	74.1
2029	72.969.9–75.9	73.970.7–76.9	74.2
2030	73.169.8–76.2	7470.7–77.3	74.4
2031	73.269.8–76.4	74.270.6–77.5	74.5
2032	73.369.6–76.7	74.470.5–78	74.7
2033	73.469.4–77	74.570.5–78.3	74.8
2034	73.569.2–77.4	74.770.3–78.7	75
2035	73.669.2–77.7	74.870.1–79	75.1
2036	73.769–77.7	7570.1–79.1	75.3
2037	73.869–78	75.170.5–79.4	75.4
2038	73.968.9–78.2	75.370.3–79.8	75.5
2039	7469–78.6	75.470.3–79.9	75.7
2040	74.168.8–78.8	75.670.4–80.2	75.8
2041	74.269–79	75.770.4–80.5	75.9
2042	74.368.9–79.3	75.970.6–80.7	76.1
2043	74.569–79.7	7670.5–80.9	76.2
2044	74.668.9–79.9	76.270.5–81.2	76.3
2045	74.768.9–80.1	76.370.6–81.4	76.5
2046	74.868.9–80.5	76.570.5–81.6	76.6
2047	74.968.7–80.7	76.670.6–81.8	76.7
2048	7568.7–81	76.770.7–82.2	76.8
2049	75.268.8–81.2	76.970.7–82.3	76.9
2050	75.368.9–81.4	7770.6–82.4	77
2051	75.468.7–81.8	77.270.9–82.6	77.1
2052	75.568.9–82	77.370.9–82.9	77.2
2053	75.668.8–82.2	77.571–83.1	77.3
2054	75.868.8–82.4	77.671.1–83.4	77.4
2055	75.968.6–82.4	77.871–83.6	77.6
2056	7668.8–82.7	77.971–83.7	77.7
2057	76.168.8–82.8	7871–83.9	77.8
2058	76.368.9–83	78.270.9–84	77.9
2059	76.468.8–83.2	78.370.8–84.2	78
2060	76.568.7–83.3	78.571.1–84.2	78.1
2061	76.668.9–83.5	78.670.8–84.4	78.2
2062	76.869–83.7	78.771.1–84.7	78.3
2063	76.968.9–83.8	78.971.2–84.9	78.4
2064	7769–84	7971.2–84.9	78.5
2065	77.168.9–84	79.271.3–85.2	78.6
2066	77.368.9–84.4	79.371.4–85.3	78.7
2067	77.469–84.7	79.571.5–85.6	78.8
2068	77.569.1–84.9	79.671.6–85.8	78.9
2069	77.669.3–85.1	79.871.7–86.1	79
2070	77.869–85.1	79.971.6–86.2	79.1
2071	77.969.1–85.3	8071.6–86.4	79.2
2072	7869–85.5	80.271.7–86.8	79.3
2073	78.169.3–85.8	80.471.7–86.9	79.4
2074	78.369–85.7	80.571.8–87.1	79.4
2075	78.469–85.9	80.671.8–87.4	79.5
2076	78.569.4–86.2	80.872.1–87.4	79.6
2077	78.769.4–86.5	80.972.1–87.6	79.7
2078	78.869.2–86.5	81.172.1–87.6	79.8
2079	78.969.4–86.8	81.272.5–87.7	79.9
2080	7969.3–86.9	81.472.2–87.9	80
2081	79.269.3–87.2	81.572.5–88.2	80.1
2082	79.369.4–87.2	81.672.5–88.2	80.2
2083	79.469.6–87.4	81.872.5–88.3	80.3
2084	79.669.4–87.6	81.972.6–88.3	80.3
2085	79.769.6–87.6	8272.8–88.5	80.4
2086	79.869.4–87.9	82.272.8–88.6	80.5
2087	8069.6–88.1	82.372.9–88.6	80.6
2088	80.169.7–88.2	82.472.9–88.8	80.7
2089	80.270–88.3	82.673.1–89.1	80.8
2090	80.369.9–88.4	82.772.9–89.3	80.9
2091	80.570–88.7	82.873.2–89.5	81
2092	80.669.9–88.7	8373.1–89.7	81
2093	80.770.1–89	83.173–89.7	81.1
2094	80.870.1–89	83.273.1–90	81.2
2095	8170–89.2	83.473.2–90.1	81.3
2096	81.170–89.4	83.573.3–90.6	81.4
2097	81.269.8–89.3	83.673.5–90.6	81.5
2098	81.369.9–89.6	83.773.5–90.8	81.6
2099	81.569.6–89.6	83.973.5–90.8	81.7
2100	81.669.7–89.8	8473.3–91	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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