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Life expectancy at birth (years)

Number of years a newborn would live under prevailing mortality patterns.

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Latest values

Period Area Value Unit
2024 Syrian Arab Republic 72.56 years
2023 Syrian Arab Republic 72.12 years
2022 Syrian Arab Republic 72.79 years
2021 Syrian Arab Republic 72.42 years
2020 Syrian Arab Republic 71.94 years
2019 Syrian Arab Republic 70.97 years
2018 Syrian Arab Republic 67.37 years
2017 Syrian Arab Republic 65.65 years
2016 Syrian Arab Republic 65.19 years
2015 Syrian Arab Republic 63.27 years
2014 Syrian Arab Republic 65.49 years
2013 Syrian Arab Republic 65.15 years
2012 Syrian Arab Republic 66.21 years
2011 Syrian Arab Republic 72.26 years
2010 Syrian Arab Republic 73.54 years
2009 Syrian Arab Republic 73.50 years
2008 Syrian Arab Republic 73.37 years
2007 Syrian Arab Republic 73.26 years
2006 Syrian Arab Republic 73.04 years
2005 Syrian Arab Republic 72.80 years
2004 Syrian Arab Republic 72.49 years
2003 Syrian Arab Republic 72.19 years
2002 Syrian Arab Republic 71.74 years
2001 Syrian Arab Republic 71.30 years
2000 Syrian Arab Republic 70.86 years
1999 Syrian Arab Republic 70.51 years
1998 Syrian Arab Republic 70.24 years
1997 Syrian Arab Republic 70.16 years
1996 Syrian Arab Republic 70.16 years
1995 Syrian Arab Republic 70.21 years
1994 Syrian Arab Republic 70.30 years
1993 Syrian Arab Republic 70.31 years
1992 Syrian Arab Republic 70.24 years
1991 Syrian Arab Republic 70.08 years
1990 Syrian Arab Republic 69.83 years
1989 Syrian Arab Republic 69.49 years
1988 Syrian Arab Republic 69.17 years
1987 Syrian Arab Republic 68.80 years
1986 Syrian Arab Republic 68.42 years
1985 Syrian Arab Republic 68.05 years
1984 Syrian Arab Republic 67.72 years
1983 Syrian Arab Republic 67.35 years
1982 Syrian Arab Republic 60.84 years
1981 Syrian Arab Republic 64.60 years
1980 Syrian Arab Republic 66.55 years
1979 Syrian Arab Republic 66.24 years
1978 Syrian Arab Republic 65.93 years
1977 Syrian Arab Republic 65.40 years
1976 Syrian Arab Republic 64.84 years
1975 Syrian Arab Republic 64.19 years
1974 Syrian Arab Republic 63.44 years
1973 Syrian Arab Republic 60.83 years
1972 Syrian Arab Republic 61.97 years
1971 Syrian Arab Republic 61.33 years
1970 Syrian Arab Republic 60.61 years
1969 Syrian Arab Republic 59.84 years
1968 Syrian Arab Republic 59.12 years
1967 Syrian Arab Republic 58.05 years
1966 Syrian Arab Republic 57.55 years
1965 Syrian Arab Republic 56.90 years
1964 Syrian Arab Republic 56.17 years
1963 Syrian Arab Republic 55.39 years
1962 Syrian Arab Republic 54.57 years
1961 Syrian Arab Republic 53.65 years
1960 Syrian Arab Republic 52.72 years

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Syria Data Observatory, “Life expectancy at birth (years)”. Dataset: World Bank Syria country indicators. Original source: World Bank. Version: 20260721172712-906436523b19. Last source check: 2026-08-23. https://observatory.sanaddata.com/en/indicators/world-bank-sp-dyn-le00-in.

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