Life expectancy at birth, total in Lebanon
Lebanon: Life expectancy at birth, total was 77.94 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Lebanon, 1960β2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Lebanon is 77.94 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Lebanon peaked at 78.31 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36.44 years, in 1976.
Lebanon ranks 72nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.1 years | 63.93 years | 65.92 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.51 years | 36.44 years | 66.41 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.35 years | 47.19 years | 65.11 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.58 years | 65.48 years | 73.51 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.68 years | 73.89 years | 77.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.07 years | 77.53 years | 78.31 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.74 years | 73.65 years | 78 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 78.04 years compare
- 70 China, People's Republic of 78.02 years compare
- 71 Jordan 77.98 years compare
- 73 Peru 77.94 years compare
- 74 Colombia 77.91 years compare
- 75 Montenegro 77.89 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1,389 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,389 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 47,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 43,358 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 48,828 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 43,916 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Lebanon?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Lebanon was 77.94 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 78.31 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.44 years in 1976.
- How does Lebanon rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Lebanon ranks 72nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.