Country page · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
If you were born in Lebanon
1 in 1,437 babies · 0.07% of births · about 93,345 a year
Right now, about 0.07% of the world's babies are born in Lebanon — 1 in 1,437, or roughly 93,345 a year and 256 a day. Life expectancy there is 77.9 years.
How the 1 in 1,437 is calculated
This number is not based on population. It uses births: Lebanon has about 93,345 births a year, and the world has about 134,147,481. Divide one by the other and you get 0.07% — 1 in 1,437. Using population instead would understate young countries and overstate ageing ones, so every draw is weighted by births.
Life in Lebanon, in numbers
| Indicator | Value | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy women 79.9 · men 75.9 | 77.9 years | 52nd highest of 172 countries |
| Chance of dying before 5 17.6 / 1,000 | 1.8% | 95th lowest of 170 countries |
| Chance of dying before 1 15.3 / 1,000 | 1.5% | 97th lowest of 170 countries |
| Mothers who die giving birth per 100,000 births | 15 | 54th lowest of 170 countries |
| Children per woman | 2.23 | 94th lowest of 172 countries |
| Expected years of schooling | 10.3 years | 131st highest of 168 countries |
| Tertiary enrollment | 54.4% | 69th highest of 168 countries |
| Income per person (PPP) GDP per capita, PPP | $11,917 | 109th highest of 170 countries |
| Income inequality closer to 0 = more equal | 35.50 | 79th highest of 157 countries |
| People living in cities | 91.0% | 15th highest of 172 countries |
| People working in farming | 3.5% | 35th lowest of 171 countries |
| People using the internet | 80.6% | 87th highest of 172 countries |
| Homicide per 100,000 people | 2.2 | 77th lowest of 155 countries |
| Health costs paid out of pocket share of health spending | 29.7% | 88th lowest of 168 countries |
| Adults living with HIV | 0.10% | 122nd highest of 142 countries |
| People who smoke | 46.9% | — |
How to read these numbers
Income is shown in purchasing-power-parity dollars, so it compares what money buys locally rather than market exchange rates. The under-5 rate is the share of babies who die before their fifth birthday; the maternal mortality ratio is per 100,000 live births. A Gini index closer to 0 means a more equal income distribution, and a higher number means a more unequal one.
Each indicator uses the most recent year with a non-empty value, which can differ by country; the rank compares this country with the other 171 in the dataset, not with every country on Earth. Where a value is missing, the page shows a dash rather than an estimate.
Lebanon compared with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Life expectancy in Lebanon is 77.9 years, against a Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan average of 75.6. The under-5 death rate is 1.8%, versus 2.0% across the region. Income per person is $11,917, against $31,000 regionally; expected schooling is 10.3 years against 12.7. 91.0% of people live in cities, against 74.9% in the region.
| Indicator | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 77.9 yrs | 75.6 yrs | 73.3 yrs |
| Under-5 deaths | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.6% |
| Income per person (PPP) | $11,917 | $31,000 | $30,311 |
| Expected schooling | 10.3 yrs | 12.7 yrs | 13.0 yrs |
| People in cities | 91.0% | 74.9% | 61.6% |
What a life there looks like
Put those numbers together and you get a life: about 77.9 years on average, with roughly 17.6 of every 1,000 babies dying before their fifth birthday. A child can expect 10.3 years of school, and income per person is around $11,917. These are averages — every life still lands somewhere on the distribution.
If you play as someone born in Lebanon
The game draws Lebanon in about 1 of every 1,437 births. From there the life runs year by year: 77.9 years of life expectancy on average, a 1.8% chance of dying before five, and an income of about $11,917 per person. Choices move the odds; the starting statistics do not.
Nearby and similar countries
- Chance of being born in Oman — 1 in 1,455
- Chance of being born in United Arab Emirates — 1 in 1,187
- Chance of being born in Libya — 1 in 1,090
- All 172 countries
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Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, with UN World Population Prospects 2024 and UN IGME for births and mortality. Values are the most recent non-empty year for each indicator; the year is noted where it differs. Page updated 24 Oct 2026.