Argentina vs Iran: Life expectancy by sex
Argentina
79.88 years
in 2023
Iran
79.63 years
in 2023
Argentina rank
98th
Iran rank
101st
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Argentina
- Iran
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 79.88 years against 79.63 years in Iran, a difference of 0.25 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 98th and Iran ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 66.07 years | 39.59 years | 26.48 years | Argentina |
| 1960s | 68.69 years | 45.56 years | 23.14 years | Argentina |
| 1970s | 70.64 years | 54.7 years | 15.94 years | Argentina |
| 1980s | 73.36 years | 64.44 years | 8.92 years | Argentina |
| 1990s | 76.07 years | 70.08 years | 6 years | Argentina |
| 2000s | 78.1 years | 74.39 years | 3.71 years | Argentina |
| 2010s | 79.17 years | 77.67 years | 1.49 years | Argentina |
| 2020s | 78.46 years | 77.59 years | 0.8665 years | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Argentina or Iran?
- Argentina, at 79.88 years against 79.63 years in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Argentina and Iran?
- 0.25 years, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Iran?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Iran rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Argentina ranks 98th and Iran ranks 101st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.