Syria vs Uzbekistan: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Syria
72.12 years
in 2023
Uzbekistan
72.39 years
in 2023
Syria rank
150th
Uzbekistan rank
147th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Syria
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 72.39 years against 72.12 years in Syria, a difference of 0.27 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Syria ranks 150th and Uzbekistan ranks 147th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 5 and Uzbekistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.98 years | 54.74 years | 7.76 years | Uzbekistan |
| 1960s | 56.4 years | 58.11 years | 1.71 years | Uzbekistan |
| 1970s | 63.48 years | 61.45 years | 2.03 years | Syria |
| 1980s | 67.1 years | 64.42 years | 2.68 years | Syria |
| 1990s | 70.2 years | 65.11 years | 5.09 years | Syria |
| 2000s | 72.45 years | 67.42 years | 5.04 years | Syria |
| 2010s | 67.51 years | 71.08 years | 3.57 years | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 72.32 years | 71.92 years | 0.3986 years | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Syria or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 72.39 years against 72.12 years in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Syria and Uzbekistan?
- 0.27 years, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Uzbekistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Syria and Uzbekistan rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Syria ranks 150th and Uzbekistan ranks 147th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy for people of different ages. 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 is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.