Life expectancy in Philippines
Philippines: Life expectancy was 69.83 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Philippines, 1938–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy in Philippines stood at 69.83 years.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Philippines peaked at 70.1 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40 years, in 1938.
That places Philippines 172nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Philippines, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 40 years | — |
| 1950 | 53.58 years | +33.9% |
| 1951 | 54.08 years | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 54.7 years | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 55.4 years | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 55.99 years | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 56.6 years | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 57.25 years | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 57.79 years | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 58.31 years | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 58.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 59.18 years | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 59.47 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 59.76 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 60.02 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 60.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 60.41 years | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 60.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 60.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 60.92 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 60.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 60.83 years | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 61.06 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 60.91 years | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 60.74 years | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 60.82 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 60.9 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 60.87 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 61.43 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 61.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 61.73 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 61.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 61.94 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 62.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 62.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 62.43 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 62.74 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 62.87 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 63.3 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 63.71 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 64.11 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 64.38 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 64.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 65.35 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 65.66 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 66 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 66.31 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 66.69 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 66.99 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 67.21 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 67.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 67.79 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 67.83 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 67.89 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 68.05 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 68.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 68.42 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 68.17 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 68.55 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 68.64 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 68.63 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 68.88 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 69.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 69.24 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 69.28 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 69.31 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 69.45 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 69.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 69.97 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 69.76 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 69.68 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 70.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 66.68 years | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 69.47 years | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 69.83 years | +0.5% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 69.83 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 69.83 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.85 years, 96% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +33.9% | 40 years | 53.58 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 40 years | 40 years | 40 years | 1 |
| 1950s | 56.24 years | 53.58 years | 58.75 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 60.23 years | 59.18 years | 60.98 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.08 years | 60.74 years | 61.73 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.75 years | 61.88 years | 64.11 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.07 years | 64.38 years | 67.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.23 years | 67.79 years | 68.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.42 years | 68.88 years | 69.97 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.02 years | 66.68 years | 70.1 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More health data for Philippines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5317 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,456 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,006 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Philippines?
- Life expectancy in Philippines was 69.83 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 years in 1938.
- How does Philippines rank for life expectancy?
- Philippines ranks 172nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.