Life expectancy at age 15 in Syria

Syria: Life expectancy at age 15 was 84.4 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
84.4 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
147th
of 236 countries
All-time high
84.4 years
in 2100
All-time low
60.78 years
in 1950
Years of data
151
1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Syria, 1950–2100

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Syria recorded 84.4 years for life expectancy at age 15 in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Syria peaked at 84.4 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 60.78 years, in 1950.

That places Syria 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 62.53 years 60.78 years 64.45 years 10
1960s 66.49 years 64.89 years 68.07 years 10
1970s 69.79 years 67.4 years 71.22 years 10
1980s 71.12 years 66.37 years 72.61 years 10
1990s 72.73 years 72.44 years 73.01 years 10
2000s 74.25 years 72.89 years 75.16 years 10
2010s 70.19 years 66.44 years 75.21 years 10
2020s 74.74 years 73.84 years 75.47 years 10
2030s 76.11 years 75.59 years 76.65 years 10
2040s 77.32 years 76.77 years 77.86 years 10
2050s 78.55 years 77.97 years 79.12 years 10
2060s 79.84 years 79.24 years 80.43 years 10
2070s 81.17 years 80.56 years 81.78 years 10
2080s 82.49 years 81.91 years 83.06 years 10
2090s 83.74 years 83.18 years 84.29 years 10
2100s 84.4 years 84.4 years 84.4 years 1

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 144 Venezuela 84.57 years compare
  2. 145 Trinidad and Tobago 84.53 years compare
  3. 146 North Korea 84.43 years compare
  4. 148 Saint Lucia 84.17 years compare
  5. 149 Dominican Republic 84.08 years compare
  6. 149 Nepal 84.08 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Syria?
Life expectancy at age 15 in Syria was 84.4 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Syria?
The highest recorded value was 84.4 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Syria?
The lowest recorded value was 60.78 years in 1950.
How does Syria rank for life expectancy at age 15?
Syria ranks 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Syria?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Syria data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.