Lebanon sits in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. A newborn there can expect about 77.9 years of life, 75th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Lebanon, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 77.9 yrs | 75 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 6.9 /1,000 | 125 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 6.0 /1,000 | 155 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 19.4 yrs | 70 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 26.5 /1,000 | 189 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 4.0 yrs | 162 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 78.2 men/100 women | 90 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 15.3 /1,000 | 80 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 15.0 /100k | 131 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 11.9 % | 145 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 0.7 /100k | 177 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 16.4 /100k | 79 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 27.6 % | 28 of 143 | 2008 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 1.3 L | 146 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 10.1 % | 92 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $261 | 119 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $3,478 | 153 of 212 | 2023 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Lebanon's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 6th lowest suicide rate in the world (0.7 /100k) and the 24th lowest male mortality penalty in the world (26.5 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Lebanon; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.