Survival to age 65, female in Lebanon
Lebanon: Survival to age 65, female was 89.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in Lebanon, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival to age 65, female in Lebanon is 89.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Lebanon peaked at 89.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 1976.
That places Lebanon 76th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68.4% | — |
| 1961 | 68.9% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 69.4% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 69.8% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 70.1% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 70.4% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 70.7% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 70.9% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 71.1% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 71.2% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 71.4% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 71.5% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 71.6% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 71.7% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 71.9% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 69.2% | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 33.9% | -51.0% |
| 1977 | 65.0% | +91.7% |
| 1978 | 64.6% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 64.1% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 64.6% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 65.1% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 48.7% | -25.2% |
| 1983 | 69.6% | +43.0% |
| 1984 | 70.2% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 70.7% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 71.2% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 68.1% | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 68.7% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 75.7% | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 78.2% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 78.8% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 79.7% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 80.6% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 81.3% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 81.8% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 83.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 84.0% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 84.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 85.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 86.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 87.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 89.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 89.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 89.6% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 89.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 89.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 89.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 89.6%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival to age 65, female 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 | +91.7% | 33.9% | 65.0% |
| 1976 | -51.0% | 69.2% | 33.9% |
| 1983 | +43.0% | 48.7% | 69.6% |
| 1982 | -25.2% | 65.1% | 48.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.1% | 68.4% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.5% | 33.9% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.2% | 48.7% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.5% | 76.2% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.8% | 84.0% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 89.1% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.4% | 85.5% | 89.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 73 North Macedonia 89.8% compare
- 74 Armenia 89.7% compare
- 75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 89.6% compare
- 77 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 89.4% compare
- 78 Aruba 89.3% compare
- 79 Montenegro 89.2% compare
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 survival to age 65, female in Lebanon?
- Survival to age 65, female in Lebanon was 89.6% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 1976.
- How does Lebanon rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Lebanon ranks 76th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.