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Life expectancy by sex in Philippines

Philippines: Life expectancy by sex was 72.82 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
72.82 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
169th
of 236 countries
All-time high
73.42 years
in 2017
All-time low
54.77 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy by sex in Philippines, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy by sex in Philippines stood at 72.82 years.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Philippines peaked at 73.42 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 54.77 years, in 1950.

Philippines ranks 169th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy by sex in Philippines, year by year

Year years Change
1950 54.77 years —
1951 55.28 years +0.9%
1952 55.97 years +1.2%
1953 56.75 years +1.4%
1954 57.38 years +1.1%
1955 57.91 years +0.9%
1956 58.66 years +1.3%
1957 59.33 years +1.1%
1958 59.93 years +1.0%
1959 60.47 years +0.9%
1960 61.11 years +1.1%
1961 61.5 years +0.6%
1962 61.89 years +0.6%
1963 62.16 years +0.4%
1964 62.33 years +0.3%
1965 62.71 years +0.6%
1966 63.01 years +0.5%
1967 63.3 years +0.5%
1968 63.48 years +0.3%
1969 63.64 years +0.3%
1970 63.49 years -0.2%
1971 63.81 years +0.5%
1972 63.73 years -0.1%
1973 63.63 years -0.2%
1974 63.73 years +0.2%
1975 63.86 years +0.2%
1976 63.77 years -0.1%
1977 64.46 years +1.1%
1978 64.69 years +0.4%
1979 64.98 years +0.4%
1980 65.23 years +0.4%
1981 65.36 years +0.2%
1982 65.67 years +0.5%
1983 65.86 years +0.3%
1984 65.91 years +0.1%
1985 66.23 years +0.5%
1986 66.44 years +0.3%
1987 66.81 years +0.6%
1988 67.2 years +0.6%
1989 67.62 years +0.6%
1990 67.91 years +0.4%
1991 68.16 years +0.4%
1992 68.77 years +0.9%
1993 69.15 years +0.5%
1994 69.43 years +0.4%
1995 69.73 years +0.4%
1996 70.14 years +0.6%
1997 70.4 years +0.4%
1998 70.6 years +0.3%
1999 70.92 years +0.4%
2000 71.21 years +0.4%
2001 71.2 years -0.0%
2002 71.41 years +0.3%
2003 71.5 years +0.1%
2004 71.89 years +0.5%
2005 72.14 years +0.4%
2006 71.54 years -0.8%
2007 71.88 years +0.5%
2008 71.95 years +0.1%
2009 71.97 years +0.0%
2010 72.11 years +0.2%
2011 72.23 years +0.2%
2012 72.37 years +0.2%
2013 72.33 years -0.1%
2014 72.4 years +0.1%
2015 72.53 years +0.2%
2016 72.75 years +0.3%
2017 73.42 years +0.9%
2018 72.81 years -0.8%
2019 72.7 years -0.1%
2020 72.76 years +0.1%
2021 69.7 years -4.2%
2022 72.45 years +3.9%
2023 72.82 years +0.5%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 72.82 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.75 years, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 72.82 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.84 years, 96% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 57.64 years 54.77 years 60.47 years 10
1960s 62.51 years 61.11 years 63.64 years 10
1970s 64.01 years 63.49 years 64.98 years 10
1980s 66.23 years 65.23 years 67.62 years 10
1990s 69.52 years 67.91 years 70.92 years 10
2000s 71.67 years 71.2 years 72.14 years 10
2010s 72.57 years 72.11 years 73.42 years 10
2020s 71.93 years 69.7 years 72.82 years 4

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 166 Indonesia 73.27 years compare
  2. 167 Cambodia 73.19 years compare
  3. 168 Turkmenistan 72.84 years compare
  4. 170 Niue 72.71 years compare
  5. 171 Greenland 72.44 years compare
  6. 172 Solomon Islands 71.98 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy by sex in Philippines?
Life expectancy by sex in Philippines was 72.82 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 73.42 years in 2017.
What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 54.77 years in 1950.
How does Philippines rank for life expectancy by sex?
Philippines ranks 169th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy by sex
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.