Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Philippines

Life expectancy at birth in the Philippines in 2024 — 69.9 years. Ranked 154 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 18.2%.

2024 69.9 years +0.16% vs 2023
World rank 154of 217
Period maximum 70.1 years2020
Period minimum 59.2 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Philippines, 1960–2024556065707519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 59.2 years1962: 59.8 years1964: 60.1 years1966: 60.6 years1968: 60.9 years1970: 60.8 years1972: 60.9 years1974: 60.8 years1976: 60.9 years1978: 61.5 years1980: 61.9 years1982: 62.2 years1984: 62.4 years1986: 62.9 years1988: 63.7 years1990: 64.4 years1992: 65.4 years1994: 66 years1996: 66.7 years1998: 67.2 years2000: 67.8 years2002: 67.9 years2004: 68.3 years2006: 68.2 years2008: 68.6 years2010: 68.9 years2012: 69.2 years2014: 69.3 years2016: 69.5 years2018: 69.8 years2020: 70.1 years2022: 69.5 years2024: 69.9 years
Change over the period: +10.8 (+18.2%) Average annual rate: 0.26 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Philippines

Philippines 69.9 years
World 73.5 years
East Asia & Pacific 76.7 years
South-Eastern Asia computed 72.1 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 70.1 years
Life expectancy at birth — Philippines, by year Philippines All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 69.9 +0.1 +0.16%
2023 69.8 +0.4 +0.52%
2022 69.5 +2.8 +4.19%
2021 66.7 −3.4 −4.88%
2020 70.1 +0.4 +0.6%
2019 69.7 −0.1 −0.12%
2018 69.8 −0.2 −0.29%
2017 70 +0.5 +0.68%
2016 69.5 +0 +0.06%
2015 69.5 +0.1 +0.2%
2014 69.3 +0 +0.04%
2013 69.3 +0 +0.07%
2012 69.2 +0.1 +0.2%
2011 69.1 +0.2 +0.31%
2010 68.9 +0.3 +0.37%
2009 68.6 −0 −0.02%
2008 68.6 +0.1 +0.14%
2007 68.5 +0.4 +0.55%
2006 68.2 −0.3 −0.37%
2005 68.4 +0.1 +0.18%
2004 68.3 +0.3 +0.37%
2003 68 +0.2 +0.24%
2002 67.9 +0.1 +0.08%
2001 67.8 +0 +0.06%
2000 67.8 +0.3 +0.42%
1999 67.5 +0.3 +0.43%
1998 67.2 +0.2 +0.33%
1997 67 +0.3 +0.45%
1996 66.7 +0.4 +0.57%
1995 66.3 +0.3 +0.47%
1994 66 +0.3 +0.52%
1993 65.7 +0.3 +0.47%
1992 65.4 +0.7 +1.13%
1991 64.6 +0.2 +0.37%
1990 64.4 +0.3 +0.43%
1989 64.1 +0.4 +0.62%
1988 63.7 +0.4 +0.65%
1987 63.3 +0.4 +0.67%
1986 62.9 +0.1 +0.22%
1985 62.7 +0.3 +0.49%
1984 62.4 +0.1 +0.12%
1983 62.3 +0.2 +0.28%
1982 62.2 +0.2 +0.38%
1981 61.9 +0.1 +0.09%
1980 61.9 +0.2 +0.25%
1979 61.7 +0.2 +0.32%
1978 61.5 +0.1 +0.16%
1977 61.4 +0.6 +0.92%
1976 60.9 −0 −0.06%
1975 60.9 +0.1 +0.14%
1974 60.8 +0.1 +0.12%
1973 60.7 −0.2 −0.28%
1972 60.9 −0.2 −0.25%
1971 61.1 +0.2 +0.39%
1970 60.8 −0.2 −0.25%
1969 61 +0.1 +0.11%
1968 60.9 +0.1 +0.19%
1967 60.8 +0.2 +0.3%
1966 60.6 +0.2 +0.35%
1965 60.4 +0.3 +0.47%
1964 60.1 +0.1 +0.19%
1963 60 +0.3 +0.44%
1962 59.8 +0.3 +0.48%
1961 59.5 +0.3 +0.5%
1960 59.2

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.