Syrian Arab Republic — Life expectancy
Life Expectancy at Birth for Syrian Arab Republic, 1960–2024.
Life expectancy for Syrian Arab Republic was 72.6 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1960 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 73.5 in 2010. The lowest was 52.7 in 1960 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.50% per year.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 130 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 60%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 76.7, so Syrian Arab Republic sits below it. It peaked in 2010 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 11%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 15 of 23 economies; Iraq (72.4) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 11% in 1983. That is 5% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 139 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 122nd of 215 in 1960 → 110th of 216 in 1970 → 99th of 216 in 1980 → 90th of 217 in 1990 → 105th of 217 in 2000 → 98th of 217 in 2010 → 123rd of 217 in 2020 → 130th of 217 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2024
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72.56 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 72.12 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 72.79 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 72.42 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 71.94 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 70.97 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 67.37 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 65.65 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 65.19 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 63.27 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 65.49 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 65.15 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 66.21 | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 72.26 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 73.54 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.5 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 73.37 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 73.26 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 73.04 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 72.8 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 72.49 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 72.19 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 71.74 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 71.3 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 70.86 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 70.51 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 70.24 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 70.16 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 70.16 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 70.21 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 70.3 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 70.31 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 70.24 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 70.08 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 69.83 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 69.49 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 69.17 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 68.8 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 68.42 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 68.05 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 67.72 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 67.35 | +10.7% |
| 1982 | 60.84 | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 64.6 | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 66.55 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 66.24 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 65.93 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 65.4 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 64.84 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 64.19 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 63.44 | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 60.83 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 61.97 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 61.33 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 60.61 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 59.84 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 59.12 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 58.05 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 57.55 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 56.9 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 56.17 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 55.39 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 54.57 | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 53.65 | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 52.72 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Syrian Arab Republic’s Life expectancy in 1961?
53.65 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Syrian Arab Republic’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 Syrian Arab Republic’s Life expectancy growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +37.6% in total — about 0.5% 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: 72.56; 2023: 72.12; 2022: 72.79; 2021: 72.42; 2020: 71.94. 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.