Life expectancy at birth, female in Lebanon
Lebanon: Life expectancy at birth, female was 79.86 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.86 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
89th
of 217 countries
All-time high
80.17 years
in 2016
All-time low
45.5 years
in 1976
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Lebanon, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Lebanon stood at 79.86 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Lebanon peaked at 80.17 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 45.5 years, in 1976.
Lebanon ranks 89th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 65.92 years | — |
| 1961 | 66.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 66.56 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 66.82 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 67 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 67.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 67.36 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 67.51 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 67.62 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 67.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 67.81 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 67.89 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 67.97 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 68.05 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 68.15 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 67.05 years | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 45.5 years | -32.1% |
| 1977 | 64.17 years | +41.0% |
| 1978 | 63.97 years | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 63.7 years | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 63.99 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 64.28 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 54.7 years | -14.9% |
| 1983 | 67.21 years | +22.9% |
| 1984 | 67.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 67.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 68.16 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 66.18 years | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 66.51 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 70.88 years | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 71.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 72.07 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 72.41 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 72.94 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 73.48 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 73.87 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 74.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 74.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 74.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 75.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 75.61 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 76.16 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 76.69 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 77.14 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 77.56 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 77.98 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 78.28 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 78.66 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 78.88 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 79.15 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 79.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 79.6 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.76 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 79.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 79.97 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 80.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 80.17 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 80.13 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.09 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.05 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 78.67 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 76.36 years | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 79.86 years | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 79.73 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 79.86 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.99 years | 65.92 years | 67.72 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.43 years | 45.5 years | 68.15 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.73 years | 54.7 years | 70.88 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.46 years | 71.2 years | 75.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.61 years | 75.61 years | 79.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.91 years | 79.39 years | 80.17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.9 years | 76.36 years | 79.86 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 86 British Virgin Islands 80.19 years compare
- 87 Argentina 80.02 years compare
- 88 Hungary 79.9 years compare
- 90 Iran, Islamic Republic of 79.81 years compare
- 91 Sint Maarten 79.66 years compare
- 92 Malaysia 79.52 years 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1246 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1312 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Lebanon?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Lebanon was 79.86 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 80.17 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5 years in 1976.
- How does Lebanon rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Lebanon ranks 89th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.