Lebanon vs Syria: Life expectancy

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

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What the numbers say

Lebanon has been higher since 1991, when it overtook Syria.
In 2023, Lebanon ranked 75 and Syria ranked 143 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Lebanon at 87.6 years and Syria at 84 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Lebanon	Syria	World
2023	77.8	72.1	73.2
2022	78	72.8	72.6
2021	73.7	72.4	70.9
2020	76.3	71.9	71.9
2019	78.2	71	72.6
2018	78.3	67.4	72.4
2017	78.2	65.7	72.1
2016	78.3	65.2	71.9
2015	78.3	63.3	71.6
2014	78.2	65.5	71.4
2013	78	65.2	71.1
2012	77.9	66.2	70.8
2011	77.8	72.3	70.4
2010	77.5	73.5	70.1
2009	77.3	73.5	69.7
2008	77	73.4	69.3
2007	76.7	73.3	69
2006	75.7	73	68.6
2005	76.1	72.8	68.1
2004	75.7	72.5	67.7
2003	75.3	72.2	67.4
2002	74.8	71.7	67.1
2001	74.4	71.3	66.8
2000	73.9	70.9	66.4
1999	73.5	70.5	66
1998	73.2	70.2	65.7
1997	72.9	70.2	65.5
1996	72.6	70.2	65.2
1995	72.4	70.2	64.9
1994	72	70.3	64.3
1993	71.6	70.3	64.4
1992	71.2	70.2	64.3
1991	70.9	70.1	64.1
1990	65.5	69.8	64
1989	65.1	69.5	63.8
1988	62.9	69.2	63.4
1987	62.5	68.8	63.2
1986	62	68.4	62.7
1985	61.6	68.1	62.2
1984	61.2	67.7	61.9
1983	60.8	67.4	61.5
1982	47.2	60.8	61.3
1981	60.3	64.6	60.9
1980	59.9	66.5	60.5
1979	59.6	66.2	60.2
1978	60	65.9	59.5
1977	60.3	65.4	59.2
1976	36.4	64.8	58.6
1975	57.7	64.2	58.3
1974	66.4	63.4	58.1
1973	66.3	60.8	57.7
1972	66.2	62	57.2
1971	66.1	61.3	56
1970	66	60.6	56.3
1969	65.9	59.8	56
1968	65.8	59.1	55.6
1967	65.7	58	55.1
1966	65.5	57.6	54.6
1965	65.3	56.9	54
1964	65.1	56.2	54.3
1963	64.9	55.4	53.7
1962	64.6	54.6	53.2
1961	64.3	53.7	50.4
1960	63.9	52.7	47.8
1959	63.6	51.7	49.6
1958	61.2	50.7	51.6
1957	62.8	49.6	51.1
1956	62.2	48.5	50.7
1955	61.5	47.4	50.2
1954	61.6	46.4	49.7
1953	61.2	45.3	48.8
1952	60.8	44.3	48.2
1951	60.3	43.5	47.1
1950	59.9	42.5	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Lebanon	Syria	World
2024	7876.8–79	72.670.8–74.2	73.3
2025	78.176.6–79.5	7370.8–75	73.5
2026	78.276.3–80	73.470.9–75.7	73.8
2027	78.476.1–80.4	73.670.9–76.1	73.9
2028	78.576–80.9	73.770.8–76.5	74.1
2029	78.775.9–81.1	73.970.7–76.9	74.2
2030	78.875.8–81.5	7470.7–77.3	74.4
2031	78.975.9–81.9	74.270.6–77.5	74.5
2032	79.175.8–82.2	74.470.5–78	74.7
2033	79.275.7–82.3	74.570.5–78.3	74.8
2034	79.475.8–82.6	74.770.3–78.7	75
2035	79.575.7–82.9	74.870.1–79	75.1
2036	79.675.7–83.3	7570.1–79.1	75.3
2037	79.875.6–83.4	75.170.5–79.4	75.4
2038	79.975.5–83.7	75.370.3–79.8	75.5
2039	80.175.6–84.1	75.470.3–79.9	75.7
2040	80.275.7–84.3	75.670.4–80.2	75.8
2041	80.375.7–84.5	75.770.4–80.5	75.9
2042	80.575.7–84.8	75.970.6–80.7	76.1
2043	80.675.7–85	7670.5–80.9	76.2
2044	80.875.5–85.3	76.270.5–81.2	76.3
2045	80.975.4–85.4	76.370.6–81.4	76.5
2046	81.175.7–85.5	76.570.5–81.6	76.6
2047	81.275.8–85.8	76.670.6–81.8	76.7
2048	81.376–86.1	76.770.7–82.2	76.8
2049	81.575.8–86.2	76.970.7–82.3	76.9
2050	81.675.8–86.4	7770.6–82.4	77
2051	81.775.9–86.6	77.270.9–82.6	77.1
2052	81.975.9–86.9	77.370.9–82.9	77.2
2053	8275.9–87.1	77.571–83.1	77.3
2054	82.175.8–87.1	77.671.1–83.4	77.4
2055	82.375.8–87.4	77.871–83.6	77.6
2056	82.476–87.5	77.971–83.7	77.7
2057	82.675.9–87.6	7871–83.9	77.8
2058	82.776.1–87.9	78.270.9–84	77.9
2059	82.875.9–88.1	78.370.8–84.2	78
2060	82.975.9–88.2	78.571.1–84.2	78.1
2061	83.175.9–88.4	78.670.8–84.4	78.2
2062	83.276–88.6	78.771.1–84.7	78.3
2063	83.376.1–88.7	78.971.2–84.9	78.4
2064	83.476.1–88.9	7971.2–84.9	78.5
2065	83.676.1–89.1	79.271.3–85.2	78.6
2066	83.776.3–89.3	79.371.4–85.3	78.7
2067	83.876.3–89.4	79.571.5–85.6	78.8
2068	83.976.4–89.6	79.671.6–85.8	78.9
2069	84.176.5–89.9	79.871.7–86.1	79
2070	84.276.4–90	79.971.6–86.2	79.1
2071	84.376.5–90.4	8071.6–86.4	79.2
2072	84.476.5–90.5	80.271.7–86.8	79.3
2073	84.676.6–90.5	80.471.7–86.9	79.4
2074	84.776.8–90.6	80.571.8–87.1	79.4
2075	84.876.9–90.8	80.671.8–87.4	79.5
2076	84.977.1–91	80.872.1–87.4	79.6
2077	8577.1–91.2	80.972.1–87.6	79.7
2078	85.177–91.3	81.172.1–87.6	79.8
2079	85.377.2–91.4	81.272.5–87.7	79.9
2080	85.477.2–91.7	81.472.2–87.9	80
2081	85.577.4–91.9	81.572.5–88.2	80.1
2082	85.677.2–91.9	81.672.5–88.2	80.2
2083	85.777.3–92.2	81.872.5–88.3	80.3
2084	85.877.4–92.5	81.972.6–88.3	80.3
2085	85.977.6–92.5	8272.8–88.5	80.4
2086	8677.8–92.8	82.272.8–88.6	80.5
2087	86.277.8–92.9	82.372.9–88.6	80.6
2088	86.378–93	82.472.9–88.8	80.7
2089	86.477.8–93.3	82.673.1–89.1	80.8
2090	86.577.9–93.5	82.772.9–89.3	80.9
2091	86.678.2–93.5	82.873.2–89.5	81
2092	86.778.2–93.9	8373.1–89.7	81
2093	86.878.3–94	83.173–89.7	81.1
2094	86.978.5–94.1	83.273.1–90	81.2
2095	8778.4–94.2	83.473.2–90.1	81.3
2096	87.278.3–94.5	83.573.3–90.6	81.4
2097	87.378.6–94.8	83.673.5–90.6	81.5
2098	87.478.4–94.7	83.773.5–90.8	81.6
2099	87.578.5–94.8	83.973.5–90.8	81.7
2100	87.678.4–95.1	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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