Life expectancy in Syria
Syria: Life expectancy was 72.12 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Syria, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Syria recorded 72.12 years for life expectancy in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Syria peaked at 73.54 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 42.45 years, in 1950.
That places Syria 150th 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 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.98 years | 42.45 years | 51.72 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.4 years | 52.72 years | 59.84 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.48 years | 60.61 years | 66.24 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.1 years | 60.84 years | 69.49 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.2 years | 69.83 years | 70.51 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.45 years | 70.86 years | 73.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.51 years | 63.27 years | 73.54 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.32 years | 71.94 years | 72.79 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 147 Uzbekistan 72.39 years compare
- 148 Iraq 72.32 years compare
- 149 Saint Kitts and Nevis 72.14 years compare
- 151 El Salvador 72.1 years compare
- 152 India 72 years compare
- 153 Tajikistan 71.79 years compare
More health data for Syria
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,491 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 73 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 73 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 291,183 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 284,651 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 299,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 292,674 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 301,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 295,079 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Syria?
- Life expectancy in Syria was 72.12 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 73.54 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.45 years in 1950.
- How does Syria rank for life expectancy?
- Syria ranks 150th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.