China vs Lebanon: Life expectancy
China
77.95 years
in 2023
Lebanon
77.82 years
in 2023
China rank
76th
Lebanon rank
78th
Life expectancy over time
- China
- Lebanon
How they compare
China currently reports 77.95 years against 77.82 years in Lebanon, a difference of 0.13 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lebanon ahead.
China ranks 76th and Lebanon ranks 78th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Lebanon in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.88 years | 61.51 years | 15.62 years | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 50.08 years | 65.1 years | 15.02 years | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 60.43 years | 60.51 years | 0.0799 years | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 66.24 years | 60.35 years | 5.89 years | China |
| 1990s | 70.11 years | 71.58 years | 1.46 years | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 73.85 years | 75.68 years | 1.82 years | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 76.8 years | 78.07 years | 1.27 years | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 78.07 years | 76.44 years | 1.63 years | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, China or Lebanon?
- China, at 77.95 years against 77.82 years in Lebanon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between China and Lebanon?
- 0.13 years, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Lebanon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Lebanon rank globally for life expectancy?
- China ranks 76th and Lebanon ranks 78th 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. 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.