Life expectancy at birth, total in Lebanon

Lebanon: Life expectancy at birth, total was 77.94 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
77.94 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
70th
of 215 countries
All-time high
78.31 years
in 2016
All-time low
36.44 years
in 1976
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, total in Lebanon, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Lebanon is 77.94 years, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Lebanon peaked at 78.31 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36.44 years, in 1976.

Lebanon ranks 70th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
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 76.74 years 73.65 years 78 years 5

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 78.04 years compare
  2. 68 China 78.02 years compare
  3. 69 Jordan 77.98 years compare
  4. 71 Peru 77.94 years compare
  5. 72 Colombia 77.91 years compare
  6. 73 Montenegro 77.89 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, total in Lebanon?
Life expectancy at birth, total in Lebanon was 77.94 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 78.31 years in 2016.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 36.44 years in 1976.
How does Lebanon rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
Lebanon ranks 70th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, total 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.