Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Lebanon
Lebanon: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 77.82 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
77.82 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
78th
of 236 countries
All-time high
78.31 years
in 2016
All-time low
36.44 years
in 1976
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Lebanon, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 77.82 years for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Lebanon peaked at 78.31 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36.44 years, in 1976.
That places Lebanon 78th 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.
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 59.9 years | — |
| 1951 | 60.33 years | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 60.76 years | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 61.18 years | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 61.59 years | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 61.45 years | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 62.24 years | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 62.81 years | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 61.23 years | -2.5% |
| 1959 | 63.58 years | +3.8% |
| 1960 | 63.93 years | +0.6% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.51 years | 59.9 years | 63.58 years | 10 |
| 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 | 76.44 years | 73.65 years | 78 years | 4 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Lebanon?
- Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Lebanon was 77.82 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 78.31 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.44 years in 1976.
- How does Lebanon rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Lebanon ranks 78th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.