Jordan vs Syria: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 77.8 years in Jordan and 72.1 years in Syria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Jordan, by 5.7 years, or 1.08 times that in Syria.

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What the numbers say

Jordan has been higher since 1981, when it overtook Syria.
In 2023, Jordan ranked 76 and Syria ranked 143 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Jordan at 88.6 years and Syria at 84 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Jordan	Syria	World
2023	77.8	72.1	73.2
2022	77.1	72.8	72.6
2021	74.2	72.4	70.9
2020	75.6	71.9	71.9
2019	76.9	71	72.6
2018	76.5	67.4	72.4
2017	76.1	65.7	72.1
2016	75.6	65.2	71.9
2015	75.1	63.3	71.6
2014	74.6	65.5	71.4
2013	74.3	65.2	71.1
2012	74.1	66.2	70.8
2011	73.9	72.3	70.4
2010	73.8	73.5	70.1
2009	73.7	73.5	69.7
2008	73.6	73.4	69.3
2007	73.4	73.3	69
2006	73.2	73	68.6
2005	73	72.8	68.1
2004	72.8	72.5	67.7
2003	72.6	72.2	67.4
2002	72.4	71.7	67.1
2001	72.1	71.3	66.8
2000	71.9	70.9	66.4
1999	71.7	70.5	66
1998	71.5	70.2	65.7
1997	71.3	70.2	65.5
1996	71.1	70.2	65.2
1995	70.9	70.2	64.9
1994	70.7	70.3	64.3
1993	70.6	70.3	64.4
1992	70.4	70.2	64.3
1991	70.2	70.1	64.1
1990	70.1	69.8	64
1989	69.9	69.5	63.8
1988	69.6	69.2	63.4
1987	69.3	68.8	63.2
1986	69	68.4	62.7
1985	68.6	68.1	62.2
1984	68.2	67.7	61.9
1983	67.8	67.4	61.5
1982	67.4	60.8	61.3
1981	66.9	64.6	60.9
1980	66.5	66.5	60.5
1979	66.1	66.2	60.2
1978	65.6	65.9	59.5
1977	65.1	65.4	59.2
1976	64.7	64.8	58.6
1975	64.2	64.2	58.3
1974	63.6	63.4	58.1
1973	63.1	60.8	57.7
1972	62.5	62	57.2
1971	61.8	61.3	56
1970	59.8	60.6	56.3
1969	60.5	59.8	56
1968	59.8	59.1	55.6
1967	59	58	55.1
1966	57.8	57.6	54.6
1965	57.3	56.9	54
1964	56.5	56.2	54.3
1963	55.5	55.4	53.7
1962	54.6	54.6	53.2
1961	53.7	53.7	50.4
1960	52.7	52.7	47.8
1959	51.6	51.7	49.6
1958	50.5	50.7	51.6
1957	49.2	49.6	51.1
1956	48	48.5	50.7
1955	46.8	47.4	50.2
1954	45.6	46.4	49.7
1953	44.5	45.3	48.8
1952	43.2	44.3	48.2
1951	42	43.5	47.1
1950	40.9	42.5	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Jordan	Syria	World
2024	7877–79.1	72.670.8–74.2	73.3
2025	78.176.6–79.6	7370.8–75	73.5
2026	78.376.5–80.1	73.470.9–75.7	73.8
2027	78.576.3–80.5	73.670.9–76.1	73.9
2028	78.676.2–81	73.770.8–76.5	74.1
2029	78.876.2–81.3	73.970.7–76.9	74.2
2030	78.976.1–81.8	7470.7–77.3	74.4
2031	79.176.1–82.1	74.270.6–77.5	74.5
2032	79.376–82.5	74.470.5–78	74.7
2033	79.475.8–82.7	74.570.5–78.3	74.8
2034	79.675.9–83	74.770.3–78.7	75
2035	79.776–83.3	74.870.1–79	75.1
2036	79.976–83.6	7570.1–79.1	75.3
2037	80.176–83.9	75.170.5–79.4	75.4
2038	80.375.9–84.1	75.370.3–79.8	75.5
2039	80.476–84.4	75.470.3–79.9	75.7
2040	80.675.9–84.7	75.670.4–80.2	75.8
2041	80.776–84.9	75.770.4–80.5	75.9
2042	80.976.1–85.1	75.970.6–80.7	76.1
2043	8176–85.3	7670.5–80.9	76.2
2044	81.275.9–85.5	76.270.5–81.2	76.3
2045	81.475.8–86	76.370.6–81.4	76.5
2046	81.575.9–86.1	76.570.5–81.6	76.6
2047	81.776.2–86.3	76.670.6–81.8	76.7
2048	81.876.4–86.4	76.770.7–82.2	76.8
2049	8276.4–86.5	76.970.7–82.3	76.9
2050	82.276.6–86.8	7770.6–82.4	77
2051	82.376.8–87	77.270.9–82.6	77.1
2052	82.476.7–87.1	77.370.9–82.9	77.2
2053	82.676.6–87.5	77.571–83.1	77.3
2054	82.876.8–87.6	77.671.1–83.4	77.4
2055	82.976.8–88	77.871–83.6	77.6
2056	83.176.8–88.3	77.971–83.7	77.7
2057	83.276.6–88.2	7871–83.9	77.8
2058	83.376.6–88.3	78.270.9–84	77.9
2059	83.576.8–88.4	78.370.8–84.2	78
2060	83.676.9–88.4	78.571.1–84.2	78.1
2061	83.877.4–88.7	78.670.8–84.4	78.2
2062	83.977.6–88.9	78.771.1–84.7	78.3
2063	84.177.6–89	78.971.2–84.9	78.4
2064	84.277.7–89.3	7971.2–84.9	78.5
2065	84.377.9–89.5	79.271.3–85.2	78.6
2066	84.577.9–89.7	79.371.4–85.3	78.7
2067	84.677.9–90	79.571.5–85.6	78.8
2068	84.778.1–90.2	79.671.6–85.8	78.9
2069	84.978.2–90.3	79.871.7–86.1	79
2070	8578.3–90.6	79.971.6–86.2	79.1
2071	85.178.3–90.7	8071.6–86.4	79.2
2072	85.378.3–90.9	80.271.7–86.8	79.3
2073	85.478.3–91.2	80.471.7–86.9	79.4
2074	85.578.4–91.3	80.571.8–87.1	79.4
2075	85.778.3–91.5	80.671.8–87.4	79.5
2076	85.878.6–91.8	80.872.1–87.4	79.6
2077	85.978.6–92	80.972.1–87.6	79.7
2078	8678.7–92	81.172.1–87.6	79.8
2079	86.178.6–92.3	81.272.5–87.7	79.9
2080	86.378.8–92.5	81.472.2–87.9	80
2081	86.479.1–92.7	81.572.5–88.2	80.1
2082	86.579.1–92.9	81.672.5–88.2	80.2
2083	86.679–93.1	81.872.5–88.3	80.3
2084	86.879.1–93.2	81.972.6–88.3	80.3
2085	86.979.2–93.5	8272.8–88.5	80.4
2086	8779.3–93.7	82.272.8–88.6	80.5
2087	87.179.3–93.9	82.372.9–88.6	80.6
2088	87.279.4–94.2	82.472.9–88.8	80.7
2089	87.479.6–94.4	82.673.1–89.1	80.8
2090	87.579.6–94.5	82.772.9–89.3	80.9
2091	87.680–94.7	82.873.2–89.5	81
2092	87.780.1–94.8	8373.1–89.7	81
2093	87.880.1–95	83.173–89.7	81.1
2094	87.980.1–95.1	83.273.1–90	81.2
2095	88.180.1–95.4	83.473.2–90.1	81.3
2096	88.280.3–95.5	83.573.3–90.6	81.4
2097	88.380.6–95.5	83.673.5–90.6	81.5
2098	88.480.6–95.6	83.773.5–90.8	81.6
2099	88.580.9–95.7	83.973.5–90.8	81.7
2100	88.681–95.7	8473.3–91	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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