Healthy life expectancy at birth in Lebanon
Lebanon: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 63.22 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
63.22
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
86th
of 185 countries
All-time high
67.49
in 2018
All-time low
63.22
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Lebanon, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy at birth in Lebanon stood at 63.22. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Lebanon peaked at 67.49 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 63.22, in 2021.
Lebanon ranks 86th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65 | — |
| 2001 | 65.33 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 65.63 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 65.81 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 66.03 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 66.09 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 65.75 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 66.26 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 66.27 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66.44 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 66.56 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 66.56 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 66.6 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 66.67 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 66.69 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 66.83 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 67.1 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 67.24 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 67.49 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 67.41 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 66 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 63.22 | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.86 | 65 | 66.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.91 | 66.56 | 67.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.61 | 63.22 | 66 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 83 Dominican Republic 63.56 compare
- 84 Kyrgyzstan 63.42 compare
- 85 Uzbekistan 63.36 compare
- 87 Oman 63.19 compare
- 88 Grenada 63.16 compare
- 89 Tajikistan 63.09 compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,106 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 185 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1044 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.7062 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5135 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Lebanon?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Lebanon was 63.22 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 67.49 in 2018.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.22 in 2021.
- How does Lebanon rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Lebanon ranks 86th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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