Survival to age 65 of cohort in Iraq

Iraq: Survival to age 65 of cohort was 81.66 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
81.66
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
137th
of 215 countries
All-time high
81.66
in 2024
All-time low
53.26
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Survival to age 65 of cohort in Iraq, 1960–2024

020406080196019922024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 81.66 for survival to age 65 of cohort in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival to age 65 of cohort in Iraq peaked at 81.66 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.26, in 1960.

Iraq ranks 137th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 59.69 53.26 64.96 10
1970s 68.68 65.74 71.34 10
1980s 69.87 63.54 71.68 10
1990s 69.54 63.67 72.98 10
2000s 71.84 69.13 74.25 10
2010s 77.33 74.61 79.69 10
2020s 80.19 78.31 81.66 5

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 134 Uzbekistan 81.81 compare
  2. 135 Moldova, Republic of 81.8 compare
  3. 136 Egypt, Arab Republic of 81.76 compare
  4. 138 Tajikistan, Republic of 81.3 compare
  5. 139 Guatemala 80.55 compare
  6. 140 Turkmenistan 80.3 compare

See the full ranking of 215 places β†’

More reference data data for Iraq

All data for Iraq β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is survival to age 65 of cohort in Iraq?
Survival to age 65 of cohort in Iraq was 81.66 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest survival to age 65 of cohort recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 81.66 in 2024.
What is the lowest survival to age 65 of cohort recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 53.26 in 1960.
How does Iraq rank for survival to age 65 of cohort?
Iraq ranks 137th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is survival to age 65 of cohort rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Survival to age 65 of cohort. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival to age 65 of cohort
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
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