Lebanon vs Peru: Life expectancy

Lebanon
77.82 years
in 2023
Peru
77.74 years
in 2023
Lebanon rank
78th
Peru rank
80th

Life expectancy over time

  • Lebanon
  • Peru
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 77.82 years against 77.74 years in Peru, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 78th and Peru ranks 80th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 7 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Peru Difference Ahead
1950s 61.51 years 47.86 years 13.65 years Lebanon
1960s 65.1 years 53.36 years 11.74 years Lebanon
1970s 60.51 years 57.09 years 3.42 years Lebanon
1980s 60.35 years 61.55 years 1.21 years Peru
1990s 71.58 years 66.7 years 4.88 years Lebanon
2000s 75.68 years 71.61 years 4.06 years Lebanon
2010s 78.07 years 75 years 3.07 years Lebanon
2020s 76.44 years 75 years 1.44 years Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Lebanon or Peru?
Lebanon, at 77.82 years against 77.74 years in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Lebanon and Peru?
0.08 years, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Peru?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Peru rank globally for life expectancy?
Lebanon ranks 78th and Peru ranks 80th 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

Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed

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.