Syria - Life expectancy at birth 1997

Life expectancy falls in Syria

In 1997 the life expectancy in Syria decreased to 70.28 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 72.32 years and for men 68.44 years.

Syria’s position worsened with respect to the 193 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 78th in 1996 to 84th in 1997.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Syria over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 1996, when it was 70.35 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 1987, when it was 69.3 years.

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

Syria - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
1997	72.32	68.44	70.28
1996	72.38	68.52	70.35
1995	72.44	68.59	70.42
1994	72.13	68.35	70.14
1993	72.17	68.41	70.19
1992	72.21	68.51	70.26
1991	72.10	68.18	70.04
1990	71.65	68.16	69.82
1989	71.52	68.17	69.76
1988	71.39	68.12	69.67
1987	70.94	67.80	69.30
1986	70.73	67.81	69.21
1985	70.23	67.40	68.76
1984	70.58	67.41	68.92
1983	69.48	66.32	67.83
1982	65.23	57.58	61.12
1981	66.80	62.19	64.37
1980	68.01	64.84	66.35
1979	67.49	64.89	66.14
1978	66.97	64.73	65.81
1977	64.42	63.15	63.76
1976	64.65	63.24	63.92
1975	64.13	62.97	63.54
1974	63.89	62.39	63.12
1973	63.16	58.48	60.69
1972	62.74	61.11	61.90
1971	62.24	60.55	61.37
1970	61.18	59.91	60.53
1969	60.51	59.28	59.88
1968	59.91	58.27	59.07
1967	59.26	57.02	58.10
1966	58.40	56.84	57.60
1965	57.89	56.38	57.11
1964	57.28	55.78	56.50
1963	56.69	54.94	55.78
1962	55.89	54.35	55.09
1961	55.21	53.72	54.44
1960	54.37	52.79	53.55

Syria - Life expectancy at birth