Iraq · Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)
71.5 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Life expectancy at birth (years).
Life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes, under the mortality rates of the reference year.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled period life-table estimates based on sex- and age-specific mortality.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: biennial. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 22 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 2000 | 69.48152045 | 68.65990865 | 70.41444179 | — |
| Iraq | 2001 | 69.81029867 | 69.17400395 | 70.6254117 | — |
| Iraq | 2002 | 70.04461594 | 69.16927423 | 70.90189509 | — |
| Iraq | 2003 | 68.91366628 | 68.08889495 | 69.86738812 | — |
| Iraq | 2004 | 69.06294468 | 68.251518 | 70.0332416 | — |
| Iraq | 2005 | 68.68305138 | 67.89431311 | 69.6950774 | — |
| Iraq | 2006 | 67.66517621 | 66.75546245 | 68.59396676 | — |
| Iraq | 2007 | 67.80830577 | 67.00178002 | 68.78338323 | — |
| Iraq | 2008 | 69.80976267 | 68.98758722 | 70.69739538 | — |
| Iraq | 2009 | 70.61725364 | 69.88680078 | 71.71707207 | — |
| Iraq | 2010 | 71.06507591 | 70.15931692 | 72.02427667 | — |
| Iraq | 2011 | 71.39863224 | 70.61240616 | 72.29923825 | — |
| Iraq | 2012 | 71.6393156 | 70.8182725 | 72.44092501 | — |
| Iraq | 2013 | 71.2340952 | 70.49193029 | 72.10611151 | — |
| Iraq | 2014 | 70.22637913 | 69.36279057 | 71.02872561 | — |
| Iraq | 2015 | 71.00605468 | 70.21679752 | 72.01176933 | — |
| Iraq | 2016 | 71.1253103 | 70.20349046 | 71.99643945 | — |
| Iraq | 2017 | 71.60611249 | 70.94567821 | 72.45110999 | — |
| Iraq | 2018 | 73.06286041 | 72.27814398 | 74.1349441 | — |
| Iraq | 2019 | 72.90009776 | 72.13795839 | 73.66175893 | — |
| Iraq | 2020 | 70.41410059 | 69.75154523 | 71.16102453 | — |
| Iraq | 2021 | 71.46632369 | 70.86156534 | 72.21212321 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.