Life expectancy at birth, total in Philippines
Philippines: Life expectancy at birth, total was 69.95 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Philippines, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Philippines is 69.95 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Philippines peaked at 70.1 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 59.17 years, in 1960.
That places Philippines 152nd out of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.23 years | 59.17 years | 60.98 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.08 years | 60.74 years | 61.73 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.75 years | 61.88 years | 64.11 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.07 years | 64.38 years | 67.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.23 years | 67.79 years | 68.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.42 years | 68.88 years | 69.97 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.2 years | 66.67 years | 70.1 years | 5 |
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More health data for Philippines
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.20 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1.20 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 4.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1.12 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Philippines?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Philippines was 69.95 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.17 years in 1960.
- How does Philippines rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Philippines ranks 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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
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.