Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Philippines

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Philippines was 69.83 years. A difference of +0.36 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Philippines were 66.89 years and 72.82 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Philippines for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Philippines (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Philippines (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	59.18	57.44	61.11
1961	59.47	57.64	61.5
1962	59.76	57.83	61.89
1963	60.02	58.08	62.16
1964	60.13	58.13	62.33
1965	60.41	58.32	62.71
1966	60.62	58.44	63.01
1967	60.8	58.52	63.3
1968	60.92	58.57	63.48
1969	60.98	58.54	63.64
1970	60.83	58.38	63.49
1971	61.07	58.52	63.81
1972	60.91	58.3	63.73
1973	60.74	58.04	63.63
1974	60.82	58.08	63.73
1975	60.9	58.11	63.86
1976	60.87	58.11	63.77
1977	61.43	58.55	64.46
1978	61.53	58.52	64.69
1979	61.73	58.63	64.98
1980	61.88	58.69	65.23
1981	61.94	58.67	65.36
1982	62.18	58.83	65.67
1983	62.35	58.98	65.86
1984	62.43	59.07	65.92
1985	62.74	59.36	66.23
1986	62.88	59.43	66.44
1987	63.3	59.88	66.81
1988	63.71	60.31	67.2
1989	64.11	60.66	67.62
1990	64.38	60.92	67.91
1991	64.62	61.14	68.16
1992	65.35	61.95	68.77
1993	65.66	62.19	69.15
1994	66	62.56	69.43
1995	66.31	62.86	69.73
1996	66.69	63.21	70.14
1997	66.99	63.53	70.4
1998	67.21	63.76	70.61
1999	67.5	64.03	70.92
2000	67.79	64.3	71.22
2001	67.83	64.38	71.2
2002	67.89	64.31	71.41
2003	68.05	64.53	71.5
2004	68.3	64.66	71.89
2005	68.42	64.67	72.14
2006	68.17	64.72	71.54
2007	68.55	65.11	71.88
2008	68.64	65.23	71.95
2009	68.63	65.19	71.97
2010	68.88	65.53	72.11
2011	69.1	65.83	72.23
2012	69.24	65.98	72.37
2013	69.28	66.11	72.33
2014	69.31	66.12	72.4
2015	69.45	66.27	72.53
2016	69.49	66.19	72.75
2017	69.97	66.52	73.42
2018	69.76	66.69	72.81
2019	69.68	66.66	72.7
2020	70.1	67.42	72.76
2021	66.68	63.81	69.7
2022	69.47	66.54	72.45
2023	69.83	66.89	72.82