Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Lebanon
Lebanon: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 3.72 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.72
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
140th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.94
in 1975
All-time low
2.13
in 1991
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Lebanon, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 3.72 for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Lebanon peaked at 5.94 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 2.13, in 1991.
Lebanon ranks 140th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.97 | — |
| 1951 | 2.95 | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 2.91 | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 2.89 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 2.88 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 2.9 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 2.83 | -2.4% |
| 1957 | 2.83 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 3.61 | +27.3% |
| 1959 | 2.79 | -22.6% |
| 1960 | 2.77 | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 2.74 | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 2.79 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 2.78 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 2.72 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 2.71 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 2.69 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 2.67 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 2.67 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 2.66 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 2.64 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 2.61 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 2.61 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 2.6 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 2.59 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 5.94 | +129.7% |
| 1976 | 5.84 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 3.41 | -41.6% |
| 1978 | 3.45 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 3.5 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 3.46 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 3.4 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 4.96 | +45.8% |
| 1983 | 4.55 | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 4.51 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 4.46 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 4.4 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 3.18 | -27.8% |
| 1988 | 3.14 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 4.2 | +33.9% |
| 1990 | 4.18 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 2.13 | -49.0% |
| 1992 | 2.18 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 2.41 | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 2.56 | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 2.66 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 2.77 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 2.85 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 2.93 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 3.05 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 3.2 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 3.43 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 3.55 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 3.6 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.65 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.75 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 4.12 | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 3.85 | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 3.86 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.84 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.79 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 3.76 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.73 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.71 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 3.7 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.71 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.73 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.75 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.69 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 3.69 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 4.35 | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 5 | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 3.7 | -26.1% |
| 2023 | 3.72 | +0.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 3.72 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.32, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 3.72 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.93, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +129.7% | 2.59 | 5.94 |
| 1991 | -49.0% | 4.18 | 2.13 |
| 1982 | +45.8% | 3.4 | 4.96 |
| 1977 | -41.6% | 5.84 | 3.41 |
| 1989 | +33.9% | 3.14 | 4.2 |
| 1958 | +27.3% | 2.83 | 3.61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.96 | 2.79 | 3.61 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.72 | 2.66 | 2.79 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.52 | 2.59 | 5.94 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.03 | 3.14 | 4.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.77 | 2.13 | 4.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.68 | 3.2 | 4.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.73 | 3.69 | 3.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.19 | 3.7 | 5 | 4 |
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More health data for Lebanon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 185 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5482 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.209 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0399 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Lebanon?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Lebanon was 3.72 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.94 in 1975.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.13 in 1991.
- How does Lebanon rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Lebanon ranks 140th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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