Life Expectancy at Birth in Mexico
Mexico: Life Expectancy at Birth was 75.26 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.26
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
104th
of 216 countries
All-time high
75.26
in 2024
All-time low
53.57
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Mexico, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 75.26 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Mexico peaked at 75.26 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.57, in 1960.
Mexico ranks 104th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.57 | — |
| 1961 | 54.42 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 55.06 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 55.5 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 55.92 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 56.69 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 57.35 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 57.96 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 58.22 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 58.41 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 58.89 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 59.41 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 60.05 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 60.52 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 61.18 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 61.88 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 62.48 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 62.99 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 63.44 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 63.86 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 64.28 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 64.72 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 65.26 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 65.76 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 66.22 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 66.78 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 67.38 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 67.9 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 68.3 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 68.62 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 69.03 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 69.37 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 69.66 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 69.96 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 70.3 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 70.7 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 71.09 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 71.47 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 71.79 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 72.2 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 72.56 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 72.91 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 73.11 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 73.31 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 73.43 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 73.63 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 73.75 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 73.8 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 73.69 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.63 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 73.72 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 73.92 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 74.13 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 74.29 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 74.4 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 74.43 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 74.38 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.26 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 74.3 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 74.53 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 70.45 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 69.75 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 73.97 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 75.07 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 75.26 | +0.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 75.26 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.45, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 75.26 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.69, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.31 | 53.57 | 58.41 | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.47 | 58.89 | 63.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.52 | 64.28 | 68.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.56 | 69.03 | 72.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.38 | 72.56 | 73.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.24 | 73.72 | 74.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.9 | 69.75 | 75.26 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More gender data for Mexico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 30,197 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9402 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 106,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 106,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 978,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 984,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 992,716 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Mexico?
- Life expectancy at birth in Mexico was 75.26 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 75.26 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.57 in 1960.
- How does Mexico rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Mexico ranks 104th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.