Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 77.94 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Lebanon, 1960–2024
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 73rd of 218 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, total (years) (Life World Population) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.93 years | — |
| 1961 | 64.27 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 64.59 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 64.88 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 65.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 65.32 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 65.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 65.68 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 65.8 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 65.92 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 66.02 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 66.12 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 66.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 66.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 66.41 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 57.74 years | -13.0% |
| 1976 | 36.44 years | -36.9% |
| 1977 | 60.33 years | +65.6% |
| 1978 | 60 years | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 59.56 years | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 59.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 60.28 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 47.19 years | -21.7% |
| 1983 | 60.75 years | +28.7% |
| 1984 | 61.17 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 61.57 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 62.01 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 62.54 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 62.92 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 65.11 years | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 65.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 70.86 years | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 71.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 71.56 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 72.03 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 72.38 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 72.61 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 72.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 73.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 73.51 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 73.89 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 74.35 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 74.84 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 75.28 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 75.69 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 76.07 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 75.68 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 76.73 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 76.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 77.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 77.53 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 77.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 77.94 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 78.04 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 78.15 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.28 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 78.31 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.19 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.26 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.21 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.3 years | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 73.65 years | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 78 years | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 77.82 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 77.94 years | +0.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 77.94 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.9 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 77.94 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.71 years, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) 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 | +65.6% | 36.44 years | 60.33 years |
| 1976 | -36.9% | 57.74 years | 36.44 years |
| 1983 | +28.7% | 47.19 years | 60.75 years |
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 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,106 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 185 deaths (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)
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 73rd out of 218 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.