Vital Rates
Table 4. Vital Rates of the Population of Lebanon,
1980 to 2025 |
Year |
Infant Mortality Rate (/1000 Births) |
Life Expectancy at Birth
(In years) |
Males |
Females |
Total |
Males |
Females |
Total |
1980-85 |
50.3 |
38.3 |
44.4 |
63.9 |
68.0 |
65.8 |
1985-90 |
45.8 |
35.1 |
40.6 |
65.1 |
69.0 |
67.0 |
1990-95 |
35.1 |
27.7 |
31.5 |
67.5 |
71.0 |
69.2 |
1995-00 |
22.0 |
17.8 |
20.0 |
71.1 |
74.1 |
72.6 |
2000-05* |
19.4 |
15.0 |
17.2 |
71.9 |
75.1 |
73.5 |
2005-10* |
16.9 |
13.9 |
15.4 |
72.7 |
75.9 |
74.4 |
2010-15* |
15.5 |
12.8 |
14.2 |
73.2 |
76.7 |
75.0 |
2015-20* |
14.1 |
11.8 |
13.0 |
73.7 |
77.5 |
75.7 |
2020-25* |
12.7 |
11.3 |
12.0 |
74.2 |
78.0 |
76.2 |
*Projections (medium variant) |
Infant Mortality Rate of Lebanon declined
from 44 infant deaths per 1000 live births during 1980-1985 to 20 per 1000 by the year
2000 and is projected to drop to 12 infant deaths per 1000 live births by 2020-2025.
Life Expectancy at Birth increased from 65.8 years between 1980-1985 to 72.6 years
between 1995-2000 and is expected to reach 76.2 years by 2025.
Table 5. Total Fertility Rates per Woman
in Lebanon, 1980 to 2025 |
Year |
Fertility Rate (/Woman) |
1980-1985 |
3.79 |
1985-1990 |
3.42 |
1990-1995 |
2.94 |
1995-2000 |
2.29 |
2000-2005* |
2.18 |
2005-2010* |
2.07 |
2010-2015* |
1.96 |
2015-2020* |
1.90 |
2020-2025* |
1.90 |
*Projections (medium variant) |
Fertility Rate declined from 3.79 children
per woman between 1980-1985 to 2.29 per woman between 1995-2000. The rate is expected to
further decline to 1.90 children per woman by 2015-2020, which is below the
replacement level (2.1). Lebanon's fertility rate is among the lowest among the Arab
countries.
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