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Philippines – Life Expectancy

Name: Philippines Life Expectancy
Creator: World Bank
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Average number of years a newborn is expected to live if current mortality rates continue throughout their lifetime. · World Bank

69.8 +0.4 from 2022 G20 rank: 153rd · all-time high: 70.1 (2020)

APA

Philippines Life Expectancy. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/philippines/life-expectancy

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_philippines_life-expectancy,
  title = {Philippines Life Expectancy},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/philippines/life-expectancy},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	69.0	–	–
2025* trend	69.0	–	–
2023	69.8	+0.4	153rd
2022	69.5	+2.8	155th
2021	66.7	−3.4	162nd
2020	70.1	+0.4	143rd
2019	69.7	−0.1	152nd
2018	69.8	−0.2	151st
2017	70.0	+0.5	146th
2016	69.5	+0.0	150th
2015	69.5	+0.1	148th
2014	69.3	+0.0	147th
2013	69.3	+0.0	146th
2012	69.2	+0.1	144th
2011	69.1	+0.2	145th
2010	68.9	+0.3	141st
2009	68.6	−0.0	142nd
2008	68.6	+0.1	139th
2007	68.5	+0.4	137th
2006	68.2	−0.3	137th
2005	68.4	+0.1	132nd
2004	68.3	+0.3	130th
2003	68.0	+0.2	133rd
2002	67.9	+0.1	131st
2001	67.8	+0.0	130th
2000	67.8	+0.3	129th
1999	67.5	+0.3	128th
1998	67.2	+0.2	127th
1997	67.0	+0.3	128th
1996	66.7	+0.4	129th
1995	66.3	+0.3	129th
1994	66.0	+0.3	131st
1993	65.7	+0.3	130th
1992	65.4	+0.7	131st
1991	64.6	+0.2	135th
1990	64.4	+0.3	134th
1989	64.1	+0.4	134th
1988	63.7	+0.4	131st
1987	63.3	+0.4	133rd
1986	62.9	+0.1	134th
1985	62.7	+0.3	134th
1984	62.4	+0.1	134th
1983	62.3	+0.2	133rd
1982	62.2	+0.2	130th
1981	61.9	+0.1	130th
1980	61.9	+0.2	128th
1979	61.7	+0.2	126th
1978	61.5	+0.1	125th
1977	61.4	+0.6	123rd
1976	60.9	−0.0	123rd
1975	60.9	+0.1	122nd
1974	60.8	+0.1	117th
1973	60.7	−0.2	115th
1972	60.9	−0.2	114th
1971	61.1	+0.2	112th
1970	60.8	−0.2	108th
1969	61.0	+0.1	108th
1968	60.9	+0.1	105th
1967	60.8	+0.2	105th
1966	60.6	+0.2	100th
1965	60.4	+0.3	99th
1964	60.1	+0.1	99th
1963	60.0	+0.3	95th
1962	59.8	+0.3	93rd
1961	59.5	+0.3	89th
1960	59.2	–	86th

Show all years (1960–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +11.5% GDP growth 6.9% C/A balance 2.7%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Philippines matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2012. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw life expectancy improve within 24 months. View full analysis →