Life Expectancy at Birth in Lebanon
Lebanon: Life Expectancy at Birth was 77.94 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
77.94
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
71st
of 216 countries
All-time high
78.31
in 2016
All-time low
36.44
in 1976
Years of data
65
1960β2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Lebanon, 1960β2024
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.
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
- 68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 78.04 compare
- 69 China (Peopleβs Republic of) 78.02 compare
- 70 Jordan 77.98 compare
- 72 Peru 77.94 compare
- 73 Colombia 77.91 compare
- 74 Montenegro 77.89 compare
More gender data for Lebanon
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 46,550 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 44,539 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 46,812 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 44,885 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 47,150 (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.