Philippines - Life expectancy at birth 1998

Life expectancy improves in Philippines

In 1998 the life expectancy in Philippines increased to 69.1 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 70.91 years and for men 67.35 years.

Philippines’s position improvened with respect to the 193 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 97th in 1997 to 96th in 1998.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Philippines over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 1997, when it was 68.88 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1988, when it was 64.9 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Philippines. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Philippines in Philippine economy.

Philippines - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
1998	70.91	67.35	69.10
1997	70.69	67.14	68.88
1996	70.39	66.91	68.61
1995	69.95	66.56	68.22
1994	69.72	66.23	67.94
1993	69.37	65.79	67.54
1992	68.97	65.29	67.09
1991	68.17	64.53	66.30
1990	67.76	64.15	65.91
1989	67.29	63.73	65.46
1988	66.74	63.15	64.90
1987	66.22	62.55	64.34
1986	65.69	61.91	63.75
1985	65.36	61.75	63.51
1984	64.92	61.41	63.11
1983	64.83	61.26	62.99
1982	64.63	61.05	62.78
1981	64.42	60.81	62.56
1980	64.36	60.76	62.50
1979	64.21	60.63	62.35
1978	64.08	60.45	62.19
1977	64.03	60.45	62.15
1976	63.49	59.93	61.61
1975	63.71	59.91	61.70
1974	63.68	59.88	61.68
1973	63.63	59.83	61.64
1972	63.72	60.10	61.83
1971	63.82	60.31	61.99
1970	63.47	60.05	61.69
1969	63.60	60.14	61.80
1968	63.39	60.06	61.65
1967	63.18	59.87	61.45
1966	62.91	59.65	61.20
1965	62.59	59.38	60.90
1964	62.21	59.04	60.54
1963	62.06	58.89	60.39
1962	61.63	58.48	59.96
1961	61.29	58.14	59.62
1960	60.89	57.75	59.23

Philippines - Life expectancy at birth