Iraq sits in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. A newborn there can expect about 72.3 years of life, 133rd of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Iraq, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 72.3 yrs | 133 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 8.5 /1,000 | 87 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 4.2 /1,000 | 202 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 18.0 yrs | 96 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 44.7 /1,000 | 147 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 3.7 yrs | 173 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 69.0 men/100 women | 41 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 20.1 /1,000 | 67 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 66.0 /100k | 81 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 22.7 % | 49 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 3.0 /100k | 153 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 27.3 /100k | 36 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 34.1 % | 15 of 143 | 2015 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 0.2 L | 167 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 3.4 % | 175 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $333 | 109 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $6,074 | 130 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Iraq's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 11th lowest crude death rate in the world (4.2 /1,000) and the 19th lowest recorded alcohol per adult in the world (0.2 L). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Iraq; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.