China vs Lebanon: Life expectancy at birth, total

China
78.02 years
in 2024
Lebanon
77.94 years
in 2024
China rank
68th
Lebanon rank
70th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • China
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

China currently reports 78.02 years against 77.94 years in Lebanon, a difference of 0.072 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lebanon ahead.

Globally, China ranks 68th and Lebanon ranks 70th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.