Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Iran

Life expectancy at birth in Iran in 2024 — 77.9 years. Ranked 76 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 79.8%.

2024 77.9 years +0.26% vs 2023
World rank 76of 217
Period maximum 77.9 years2024
Period minimum 43.3 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Iran, 1960–2024405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 43.3 years1962: 43.8 years1964: 45.7 years1966: 47.1 years1968: 47.9 years1970: 50.2 years1972: 51.7 years1974: 53.9 years1976: 55.8 years1978: 56 years1980: 58.4 years1982: 57.6 years1984: 60.9 years1986: 62.1 years1988: 63.3 years1990: 64.1 years1992: 66.7 years1994: 67.5 years1996: 68.3 years1998: 69.2 years2000: 70.2 years2002: 71.1 years2004: 72 years2006: 72.9 years2008: 73.7 years2010: 74.4 years2012: 75 years2014: 75.6 years2016: 76.2 years2018: 76.6 years2020: 74.1 years2022: 76.8 years2024: 77.9 years
Change over the period: +34.6 (+79.81%) Average annual rate: 0.92 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iran

Iran 77.9 years
World 73.5 years
Southern Asia computed 72.1 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 70.1 years
Life expectancy at birth — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 77.9 +0.2 +0.26%
2023 77.7 +0.9 +1.11%
2022 76.8 +3 +4.13%
2021 73.8 −0.4 −0.52%
2020 74.1 −2.7 −3.53%
2019 76.9 +0.2 +0.31%
2018 76.6 +0.2 +0.29%
2017 76.4 +0.2 +0.32%
2016 76.2 +0.2 +0.33%
2015 75.9 +0.3 +0.36%
2014 75.6 +0.3 +0.38%
2013 75.3 +0.3 +0.41%
2012 75 +0.3 +0.43%
2011 74.7 +0.3 +0.44%
2010 74.4 +0.3 +0.47%
2009 74 +0.4 +0.49%
2008 73.7 +0.4 +0.52%
2007 73.3 +0.4 +0.55%
2006 72.9 +0.4 +0.62%
2005 72.4 +0.4 +0.56%
2004 72 +1.6 +2.24%
2003 70.5 −0.6 −0.91%
2002 71.1 +0.5 +0.7%
2001 70.6 +0.5 +0.65%
2000 70.2 +0.5 +0.69%
1999 69.7 +0.5 +0.68%
1998 69.2 +0.6 +0.82%
1997 68.6 +0.3 +0.47%
1996 68.3 +0.4 +0.62%
1995 67.9 +0.4 +0.61%
1994 67.5 +0.5 +0.68%
1993 67 +0.4 +0.58%
1992 66.7 +0.4 +0.63%
1991 66.2 +2.2 +3.38%
1990 64.1 −1.2 −1.91%
1989 65.3 +2.1 +3.26%
1988 63.3 +0.6 +0.91%
1987 62.7 +0.5 +0.88%
1986 62.1 +0.6 +0.97%
1985 61.5 +0.7 +1.09%
1984 60.9 +2.4 +4.03%
1983 58.5 +0.9 +1.54%
1982 57.6 +1 +1.78%
1981 56.6 −1.7 −2.99%
1980 58.4 −0.1 −0.14%
1979 58.5 +2.4 +4.3%
1978 56 −0.6 −1.09%
1977 56.7 +0.9 +1.59%
1976 55.8 +1 +1.74%
1975 54.8 +1 +1.78%
1974 53.9 +0.9 +1.73%
1973 52.9 +1.2 +2.35%
1972 51.7 +0.6 +1.19%
1971 51.1 +0.9 +1.79%
1970 50.2 +0.8 +1.7%
1969 49.4 +1.4 +3%
1968 47.9 +0.1 +0.3%
1967 47.8 +0.7 +1.55%
1966 47.1 +0.7 +1.51%
1965 46.4 +0.6 +1.39%
1964 45.7 +0.6 +1.4%
1963 45.1 +1.3 +3.05%
1962 43.8 −0.1 −0.3%
1961 43.9 +0.6 +1.39%
1960 43.3

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.