Life expectancy at age 15 in Lebanon
Lebanon: Life expectancy at age 15 was 87.92 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 15 in Lebanon, 1950–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 87.92 for life expectancy at age 15 in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Lebanon peaked at 87.92 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 47.6, in 1976.
Lebanon ranks 99th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 15 in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 67.84 | — |
| 1951 | 68.04 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 68.25 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 68.44 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 68.64 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 68.63 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 68.93 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 69.24 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 67.25 | -2.9% |
| 1959 | 69.59 | +3.5% |
| 1960 | 69.75 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 69.91 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 70.08 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 70.22 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 70.31 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 70.42 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 70.51 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 70.6 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 70.66 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 70.72 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 70.77 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 70.83 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 70.87 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 70.92 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 70.98 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 61.8 | -12.9% |
| 1976 | 47.6 | -23.0% |
| 1977 | 66.22 | +39.1% |
| 1978 | 65.92 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 65.53 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 65.74 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 65.96 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 55.83 | -15.4% |
| 1983 | 64.86 | +16.2% |
| 1984 | 65.13 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 65.4 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 65.7 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 67.32 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 67.55 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 67.7 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 67.96 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 73.39 | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 73.61 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 73.89 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 74.25 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 74.52 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 74.67 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 74.88 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 75.06 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 75.29 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 75.6 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 75.97 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 76.37 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 76.73 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 77.08 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 77.4 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 76.94 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 77.96 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 78.15 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 78.42 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 78.66 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 78.89 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.06 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 79.17 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 79.3 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 79.44 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 79.47 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 79.39 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 79.51 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.51 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 78.03 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 75.11 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 79.5 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 79.41 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 79.51 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 79.61 | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 79.71 | +0.1% |
| 2027 | 79.82 | +0.1% |
| 2028 | 79.93 | +0.1% |
| 2029 | 80.04 | +0.1% |
| 2030 | 80.14 | +0.1% |
| 2031 | 80.25 | +0.1% |
| 2032 | 80.36 | +0.1% |
| 2033 | 80.46 | +0.1% |
| 2034 | 80.58 | +0.1% |
| 2035 | 80.7 | +0.2% |
| 2036 | 80.81 | +0.1% |
| 2037 | 80.92 | +0.1% |
| 2038 | 81.04 | +0.1% |
| 2039 | 81.15 | +0.1% |
| 2040 | 81.28 | +0.2% |
| 2041 | 81.39 | +0.1% |
| 2042 | 81.51 | +0.2% |
| 2043 | 81.63 | +0.1% |
| 2044 | 81.74 | +0.1% |
| 2045 | 81.86 | +0.1% |
| 2046 | 81.98 | +0.1% |
| 2047 | 82.09 | +0.1% |
| 2048 | 82.21 | +0.1% |
| 2049 | 82.33 | +0.1% |
| 2050 | 82.44 | +0.1% |
| 2051 | 82.55 | +0.1% |
| 2052 | 82.67 | +0.1% |
| 2053 | 82.79 | +0.1% |
| 2054 | 82.91 | +0.1% |
| 2055 | 83.02 | +0.1% |
| 2056 | 83.14 | +0.1% |
| 2057 | 83.26 | +0.1% |
| 2058 | 83.38 | +0.1% |
| 2059 | 83.49 | +0.1% |
| 2060 | 83.6 | +0.1% |
| 2061 | 83.71 | +0.1% |
| 2062 | 83.83 | +0.1% |
| 2063 | 83.94 | +0.1% |
| 2064 | 84.06 | +0.1% |
| 2065 | 84.16 | +0.1% |
| 2066 | 84.27 | +0.1% |
| 2067 | 84.38 | +0.1% |
| 2068 | 84.49 | +0.1% |
| 2069 | 84.61 | +0.1% |
| 2070 | 84.72 | +0.1% |
| 2071 | 84.84 | +0.1% |
| 2072 | 84.95 | +0.1% |
| 2073 | 85.06 | +0.1% |
| 2074 | 85.17 | +0.1% |
| 2075 | 85.28 | +0.1% |
| 2076 | 85.39 | +0.1% |
| 2077 | 85.5 | +0.1% |
| 2078 | 85.61 | +0.1% |
| 2079 | 85.72 | +0.1% |
| 2080 | 85.82 | +0.1% |
| 2081 | 85.92 | +0.1% |
| 2082 | 86.03 | +0.1% |
| 2083 | 86.14 | +0.1% |
| 2084 | 86.24 | +0.1% |
| 2085 | 86.35 | +0.1% |
| 2086 | 86.45 | +0.1% |
| 2087 | 86.55 | +0.1% |
| 2088 | 86.67 | +0.1% |
| 2089 | 86.77 | +0.1% |
| 2090 | 86.87 | +0.1% |
| 2091 | 86.98 | +0.1% |
| 2092 | 87.08 | +0.1% |
| 2093 | 87.18 | +0.1% |
| 2094 | 87.29 | +0.1% |
| 2095 | 87.4 | +0.1% |
| 2096 | 87.5 | +0.1% |
| 2097 | 87.61 | +0.1% |
| 2098 | 87.71 | +0.1% |
| 2099 | 87.81 | +0.1% |
| 2100 | 87.92 | +0.1% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 87.92 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.4, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 87.92 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.42, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +39.1% | 47.6 | 66.22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 68.49 | 67.25 | 69.59 | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.32 | 69.75 | 70.72 | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.14 | 47.6 | 70.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.12 | 55.83 | 67.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.75 | 67.96 | 75.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.06 | 75.6 | 78.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.24 | 78.66 | 79.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.07 | 75.11 | 80.04 | 10 |
| 2030s | 80.64 | 80.14 | 81.15 | 10 |
| 2040s | 81.8 | 81.28 | 82.33 | 10 |
| 2050s | 82.97 | 82.44 | 83.49 | 10 |
| 2060s | 84.11 | 83.6 | 84.61 | 10 |
| 2070s | 85.22 | 84.72 | 85.72 | 10 |
| 2080s | 86.29 | 85.82 | 86.77 | 10 |
| 2090s | 87.34 | 86.87 | 87.81 | 10 |
| 2100s | 87.92 | 87.92 | 87.92 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 96 Hungary 88.1 compare
- 97 Argentina 88.02 compare
- 98 Montenegro 87.95 compare
- 100 Saint Helena 87.83 compare
- 100 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 87.83 compare
- 102 Palestine 87.83 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)
- 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 life expectancy at age 15 in Lebanon?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Lebanon was 87.92 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 87.92 in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6 in 1976.
- How does Lebanon rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Lebanon ranks 99th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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