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Iraq - Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita 72.42

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

72.42 (2024)

Global rank

##132 of 217 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1960

1.41×

Ranking Race — Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#29#57#85#113#141#16919601970198019902000201020202024#129#1322021 overtook Greenland2023 overtook Belize
IraqMonacoSan MarinoHong KongKuwait

Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2024. Iraq climbed from #129 to #132 (overtook Greenland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Iraq ↓

Key Events — Iraq

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1980
Fell 26 places in global rank auto
1981
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
1991
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
1992
Climbed 24 places in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Greenland in global rank auto
2021
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Belize in global rank auto

Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita, 1960-2024

World Bank WDI · Years · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202451.4658.4565.4372.42

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