Healthy life expectancy in Libya

Healthy life expectancy at birth in Libya was 58.9 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Healthy life expectancy at birth Unit: Years Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO
Libya, 2023 58.9 Years
Change from 2022 −10.1% 2022: 65.5 years
Position in 2023 138th of 185 See the full ranking

Healthy life expectancy in Libya over time

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Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Healthy life expectancy at birth (years), 2000 to 2023
Period Libya
2023 58.9 years
2022 65.5 years
2021 61.3 years
2020 61.4 years
2019 62.8 years
2018 63.0 years
2017 62.7 years
2016 62.2 years
2015 62.2 years
2014 62.3 years
2013 63.7 years
2012 63.5 years
2011 61.5 years
2010 63.8 years
2009 63.6 years
2008 63.4 years
2007 63.2 years
2006 63.3 years
2005 63.2 years
2004 63.1 years
2003 63.1 years
2002 63.1 years
2001 63.1 years
2000 63.1 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −10.1% from 65.5 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 63.7 years, the figure has changed by −7.5%.
  • Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Libya has the 138th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
WHOSIS_000002 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Libya
Provider update
1 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory