Healthy life expectancy in Iran

Healthy life expectancy at birth in Iran was 65.6 years in 2023.

Measure: Healthy life expectancy at birth Unit: Years Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO
Iran, 2023 65.6 Years
Change from 2022 +0.3% 2022: 65.4 years
Position in 2023 71st of 185 See the full ranking

Healthy life expectancy in Iran over time

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Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Healthy life expectancy at birth (years), 2000 to 2023
Period Iran
2023 65.6 years
2022 65.4 years
2021 63.3 years
2020 63.7 years
2019 65.9 years
2018 65.8 years
2017 65.7 years
2016 65.6 years
2015 65.3 years
2014 64.8 years
2013 64.8 years
2012 64.8 years
2011 64.6 years
2010 64.4 years
2009 64.3 years
2008 64.0 years
2007 63.8 years
2006 63.5 years
2005 63.2 years
2004 63.2 years
2003 62.1 years
2002 62.6 years
2001 62.5 years
2000 62.2 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3% from 65.4 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 64.8 years, the figure has changed by +1.2%.
  • Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Iran has the 71st highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
WHOSIS_000002 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Iran
Provider update
1 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory