Life expectancy at birth

73.9 (years) in 2021

In 2021, life expectancy for Iran was 73.9 years. Life expectancy of Iran increased from 51.7 years in 1972 to 73.9 years in 2021 growing at an average annual rate of 0.74%.

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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Date Value Change, %
2021 73.9 -1.28%
2020 74.8 -1.67%
2019 76.1 -0.12%
2018 76.2 0.29%
2017 76.0 0.49%
2016 75.6 0.63%
2015 75.1 0.46%
2014 74.8 0.45%
2013 74.4 0.35%
2012 74.2 0.69%
2011 73.7 0.83%
2010 73.1