Life Expectancy at Birth in Peru
Peru: Life Expectancy at Birth was 77.94 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
77.94
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
72nd
of 216 countries
All-time high
77.94
in 2024
All-time low
47.73
in 1970
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Peru, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Peru stood at 77.94. 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 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Peru peaked at 77.94 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.73, in 1970.
Peru ranks 72nd 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.6 | — |
| 1961 | 51.19 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 51.53 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 52.6 | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 53.3 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 53.87 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 54.4 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 54.89 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 55.38 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 55.82 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 47.73 | -14.5% |
| 1971 | 56.49 | +18.4% |
| 1972 | 56.99 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 57.33 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 57.77 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 58.2 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 58.57 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 58.9 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 59.26 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 59.62 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 59.98 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 60.33 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 60.56 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 60.76 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 61.07 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 61.71 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 62.15 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 62.54 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 62.99 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 63.41 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 63.98 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 64.25 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 65.03 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 65.73 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 66.54 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 67.22 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 67.85 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 68.32 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 68.72 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 69.3 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 69.82 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 70.31 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 70.81 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 71.28 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 71.45 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 71.99 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 72.34 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 72.75 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 72.74 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 72.63 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 72.89 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 73.33 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 73.98 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 74.59 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 75.26 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 75.73 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 75.95 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 75.96 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.02 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.28 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 73.83 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 71.6 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 76.83 | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 77.74 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 77.94 | +0.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 77.94 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.45, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 77.94 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.69, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.36 | 50.6 | 55.82 | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.09 | 47.73 | 59.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.55 | 59.98 | 63.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.7 | 63.98 | 69.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.61 | 69.82 | 72.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75 | 72.89 | 76.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.59 | 71.6 | 77.94 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More gender data for Peru
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,988 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3909 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 261,493 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 271,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 262,030 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 271,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 262,425 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Peru?
- Life expectancy at birth in Peru was 77.94 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 77.94 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.73 in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Peru ranks 72nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.