Life Expectancy at Birth in Lebanon
Lebanon: Life Expectancy at Birth was 77.94 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Lebanon, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 77.94 for life expectancy at birth in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Lebanon peaked at 78.31 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36.44, in 1976.
Lebanon ranks 71st of 216 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.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.93 | — |
| 1961 | 64.27 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 64.59 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 64.88 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 65.1 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 65.32 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 65.5 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 65.68 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 65.8 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 65.92 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 66.02 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 66.12 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 66.2 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 66.3 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 66.41 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 57.74 | -13.0% |
| 1976 | 36.44 | -36.9% |
| 1977 | 60.33 | +65.6% |
| 1978 | 60 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 59.56 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 59.91 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 60.28 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 47.19 | -21.7% |
| 1983 | 60.75 | +28.7% |
| 1984 | 61.17 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 61.57 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 62.01 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 62.54 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 62.92 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 65.11 | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 65.48 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 70.86 | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 71.17 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 71.56 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 72.03 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 72.38 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 72.61 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 72.94 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 73.2 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 73.51 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 73.89 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 74.35 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 74.84 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 75.28 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 75.69 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 76.07 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 75.68 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 76.73 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 76.96 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 77.26 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 77.53 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 77.77 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 77.94 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 78.04 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 78.15 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.28 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 78.31 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.19 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.26 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.21 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.3 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 73.65 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 78 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 77.82 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 77.94 | +0.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 77.94 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.85, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 77.94 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 77.28, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life Expectancy at Birth 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 | +65.6% | 36.44 | 60.33 |
| 1976 | -36.9% | 57.74 | 36.44 |
| 1983 | +28.7% | 47.19 | 60.75 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.1 | 63.93 | 65.92 | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.51 | 36.44 | 66.41 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.35 | 47.19 | 65.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.58 | 65.48 | 73.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.68 | 73.89 | 77.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.07 | 77.53 | 78.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.74 | 73.65 | 78 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
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 birth in Lebanon?
- Life expectancy at birth in Lebanon was 77.94 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 78.31 in 2016.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.44 in 1976.
- How does Lebanon rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Lebanon ranks 71st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.