Life expectancy in Lebanon
Lebanon: Life expectancy was 77.8 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Lebanon, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 77.8 years for life expectancy in 2020.
The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Lebanon peaked at 79.23 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 30.23 years, in 1870.
That places Lebanon 41st out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 30.23 years | — |
| 1880 | 30.99 years | +2.5% |
| 1890 | 32.16 years | +3.8% |
| 1900 | 33.74 years | +4.9% |
| 1913 | 34.41 years | +2.0% |
| 1925 | 39.72 years | +15.4% |
| 1929 | 41.75 years | +5.1% |
| 1933 | 43.78 years | +4.9% |
| 1938 | 48.69 years | +11.2% |
| 1950 | 56 years | +15.0% |
| 1955 | 58.55 years | +4.6% |
| 1960 | 59.83 years | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 62.02 years | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 64.16 years | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 65 years | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 66.52 years | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 67.42 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 64.47 years | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 72.04 years | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 73.93 years | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 76.27 years | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 78.16 years | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 79.23 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 77.8 years | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 30.23 years | 30.23 years | 30.23 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 30.99 years | 30.99 years | 30.99 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 32.16 years | 32.16 years | 32.16 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 33.74 years | 33.74 years | 33.74 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 34.41 years | 34.41 years | 34.41 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 40.74 years | 39.72 years | 41.75 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 46.24 years | 43.78 years | 48.69 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 57.27 years | 56 years | 58.55 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 60.93 years | 59.83 years | 62.02 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 64.58 years | 64.16 years | 65 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 66.97 years | 66.52 years | 67.42 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 68.26 years | 64.47 years | 72.04 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.1 years | 73.93 years | 76.27 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 78.69 years | 78.16 years | 79.23 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 77.8 years | 77.8 years | 77.8 years | 1 |
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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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0126 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0066 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 28 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Lebanon?
- Life expectancy in Lebanon was 77.8 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 79.23 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.23 years in 1870.
- How does Lebanon rank for life expectancy?
- Lebanon ranks 41st out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor 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
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.