Life Expectancy at Birth in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Life Expectancy at Birth was 81.9 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Puerto Rico, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Puerto Rico stood at 81.9. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Puerto Rico peaked at 81.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.24, in 1964.
That places Puerto Rico 38th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.43 | 68.24 | 70.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.62 | 70.35 | 72.72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.08 | 72.48 | 73.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.91 | 72.83 | 75.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.06 | 75.51 | 78.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.97 | 78.72 | 81.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.56 | 79.43 | 81.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 35 New Zealand 82.01 compare
- 36 Austria 82 compare
- 37 Netherlands 81.97 compare
- 39 Greece 81.84 compare
- 40 Cyprus 81.82 compare
- 41 Bahrain, Kingdom of 81.42 compare
More gender data for Puerto Rico
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 9,368 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 9,833 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 9,386 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 9,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 9,336 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 9,803 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 9,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 9,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 9,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 9,915 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Puerto Rico?
- Life expectancy at birth in Puerto Rico was 81.9 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.24 in 1964.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Puerto Rico ranks 38th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.