Lebanon vs Turkey: Life expectation at birth by sex

Lebanon
79.73
in 2023
Turkey
79.86
in 2023
Lebanon rank
100th
Turkey rank
99th

Life expectation at birth by sex over time

  • Lebanon
  • Turkey
020406080195019862023

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 79.86 against 79.73 in Lebanon, a difference of 0.13.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 100th and Turkey ranks 99th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Turkey Difference Ahead
1950s 63.82 51.73 12.09 Lebanon
1960s 66.99 56.87 10.13 Lebanon
1970s 64.43 62.92 1.5 Lebanon
1980s 65.73 68.74 3.01 Turkey
1990s 73.46 73.22 0.2477 Lebanon
2000s 77.61 76.72 0.8896 Lebanon
2010s 79.91 79.55 0.3648 Lebanon
2020s 78.66 79.87 1.21 Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectation at birth by sex, Lebanon or Turkey?
Turkey, at 79.86 against 79.73 in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectation at birth by sex between Lebanon and Turkey?
0.13, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Turkey?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Turkey rank globally for life expectation at birth by sex?
Lebanon ranks 100th and Turkey ranks 99th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectation at birth by sex
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed