Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Dominica or Iraq?

Dominica, at 74.55 years against 74.05 years in Iraq as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Dominica and Iraq?

0.5 years, with Dominica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Iraq?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Dominica vs Iraq: Life expectancy by sex

Dominica

74.55 years

in 2023

Iraq

74.05 years

in 2023

Dominica rank

153rd

Iraq rank

156th

Life expectancy by sex over time

Dominica
Iraq

How they compare

Dominica currently reports 74.55 years against 74.05 years in Iraq, a difference of 0.5 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominica ahead.

Dominica ranks 153rd and Iraq ranks 156th of 236 countries.

Dominica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominica	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1950s	53.94 years	47.61 years	6.34 years	Dominica
1960s	64.87 years	59.19 years	5.67 years	Dominica
1970s	70.39 years	65.48 years	4.91 years	Dominica
1980s	73.69 years	67.01 years	6.68 years	Dominica
1990s	73.75 years	67.19 years	6.56 years	Dominica
2000s	74.71 years	68.79 years	5.92 years	Dominica
2010s	73.76 years	71.72 years	2.03 years	Dominica
2020s	74.19 years	73.14 years	1.05 years	Dominica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Dominica or Iraq?: Dominica, at 74.55 years against 74.05 years in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Dominica and Iraq?: 0.5 years, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Iraq?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominica and Iraq rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Dominica ranks 153rd and Iraq ranks 156th 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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Indicator: Life expectancy by sex
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.