Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 23.36 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Lebanon, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, female in Lebanon stood at 23.36 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Lebanon peaked at 23.36 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.08 years, in 1976.
That places Lebanon 82nd 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.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.39 years | — |
| 1961 | 17.43 years | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 17.52 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 17.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 17.56 years | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 17.59 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 17.61 years | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 17.64 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 17.66 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 17.67 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 17.69 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 17.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 17.71 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 17.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 17.74 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 17.61 years | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 12.08 years | -31.4% |
| 1977 | 16.66 years | +37.9% |
| 1978 | 16.6 years | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 16.51 years | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 16.56 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 16.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 14.21 years | -14.5% |
| 1983 | 17.42 years | +22.6% |
| 1984 | 17.49 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 17.56 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 17.63 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 17.02 years | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 17.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 18.33 years | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 18.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 18.56 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 18.68 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 18.93 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 19.19 years | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 19.37 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 19.52 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 19.66 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 19.8 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 19.98 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 20.23 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 20.56 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 20.89 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 21.16 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 21.43 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 21.7 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 21.95 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 22.15 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 22.3 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 22.49 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 22.65 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 22.81 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 22.94 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 23.04 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 23.14 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 23.25 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 23.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 23.3 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.3 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.67 years | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 20.5 years | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 23.3 years | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 23.28 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 23.36 years | +0.3% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 23.36 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.33 years, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 23.36 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.13 years, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) 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 | +37.9% | 12.08 years | 16.66 years |
| 1976 | -31.4% | 17.61 years | 12.08 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.56 years | 17.39 years | 17.67 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.8 years | 12.08 years | 17.74 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.99 years | 14.21 years | 18.33 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.21 years | 18.42 years | 19.98 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.49 years | 20.23 years | 22.49 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.11 years | 22.65 years | 23.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.62 years | 20.5 years | 23.36 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 79 Northern Mariana Islands 23.49 years compare
- 80 Turks and Caicos Islands 23.45 years compare
- 81 Jordan 23.42 years compare
- 83 Brazil 23.26 years compare
- 84 Sri Lanka 23.22 years compare
- 85 Dominican Republic 23.21 years compare
More gender data for Lebanon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,385 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.26 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,719 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,719 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 44,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 46,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 44,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 46,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 44,307 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Lebanon?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Lebanon was 23.36 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 23.36 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.08 years in 1976.
- How does Lebanon rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Lebanon ranks 82nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.