Lebanon — Life expectancy
Life Expectancy at Birth for Lebanon, 1960–2024.
Life expectancy for Lebanon was 77.9 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1960 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 78.3 in 2016. The lowest was 36.4 in 1976 (about 2.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.31% per year.
Lebanon ranks 72 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 33%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 76.7, so Lebanon sits above it. It peaked in 2016 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 0%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 10 of 23 economies; Iran, Islamic Rep. (77.9) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 66% in 1977.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 61st of 215 in 1960 → 72nd of 216 in 1970 → 144th of 216 in 1980 → 130th of 217 in 1990 → 66th of 217 in 2000 → 54th of 217 in 2010 → 76th of 217 in 2020 → 72nd of 217 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2024
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77.94 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 77.82 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 78 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 73.65 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 76.3 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 78.21 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.26 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.19 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.31 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 78.28 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 78.15 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 78.04 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.94 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 77.77 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 77.53 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 77.26 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 76.96 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 76.73 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 75.68 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 76.07 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 75.69 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 75.28 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 74.84 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 74.35 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 73.9 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 73.51 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 73.2 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 72.94 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 72.61 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 72.38 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 72.03 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 71.56 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 71.17 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 70.86 | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 65.48 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 65.11 | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 62.92 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 62.54 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 62.01 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 61.57 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 61.17 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 60.75 | +28.7% |
| 1982 | 47.19 | -21.7% |
| 1981 | 60.28 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 59.91 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 59.56 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 60 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 60.33 | +65.6% |
| 1976 | 36.44 | -36.9% |
| 1975 | 57.74 | -13.0% |
| 1974 | 66.41 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 66.3 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 66.2 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 66.12 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 66.02 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 65.92 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 65.8 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 65.68 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 65.5 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 65.32 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 65.1 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 64.88 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 64.6 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 64.27 | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 63.93 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Lebanon’s Life expectancy in 1961?
64.27 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Lebanon’s Life expectancy figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — years — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Lebanon’s Life expectancy growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +21.9% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 77.94; 2023: 77.82; 2022: 78; 2021: 73.65; 2020: 76.3. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.LE00.IN — Life Expectancy at Birth. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.