Life expectancy at birth, female in Syria
Syria: Life expectancy at birth, female was 74.92 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.92 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
136th
of 217 countries
All-time high
75.62 years
in 2010
All-time low
53.53 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Syria, 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 Syria stood at 74.92 years.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Syria peaked at 75.62 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 53.53 years, in 1960.
Syria ranks 136th 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.53 years | — |
| 1961 | 54.39 years | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 55.2 years | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 55.95 years | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 56.67 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 57.37 years | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 58.06 years | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 58.77 years | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 59.58 years | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 60.32 years | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 61.17 years | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 62.03 years | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 62.8 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 63.59 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 64.87 years | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 66.05 years | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 67.03 years | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 67.82 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 68.52 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 68.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 69.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 67.82 years | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 65.54 years | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 69.48 years | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 69.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 69.92 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 70.27 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 70.72 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 71.19 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 71.65 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 72.14 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 72.51 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 72.74 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 72.81 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 72.72 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 72.52 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 72.37 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 72.26 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 72.26 years | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 72.45 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 72.75 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 73.17 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 73.66 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 74.17 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 74.55 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 74.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 75.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 75.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 75.47 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 75.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 75.62 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 74.86 years | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 71.53 years | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 70.87 years | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 71.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 70.65 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 71.92 years | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 71.88 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 72.19 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 74.25 years | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 74.81 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 74.59 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 75.2 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 74.41 years | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 74.92 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.98 years | 53.53 years | 60.32 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.28 years | 61.17 years | 68.89 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.55 years | 65.54 years | 71.65 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.48 years | 72.14 years | 72.81 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.47 years | 72.75 years | 75.6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.5 years | 70.65 years | 75.62 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.79 years | 74.41 years | 75.2 years | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,491 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 73 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 73 (2026)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 294,460 (2025)
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- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 260,251 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 273,876 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Syria?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Syria was 74.92 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 75.62 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.53 years in 1960.
- How does Syria rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Syria ranks 136th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.