Luxembourg vs Puerto Rico: Life expectancy at birth, female
Luxembourg
85.5 years
in 2024
Puerto Rico
85.38 years
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
18th
Puerto Rico rank
21st
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Luxembourg
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 85.5 years against 85.38 years in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.12 years.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 18th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.13 years | 72.16 years | 0.025 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 73.87 years | 75.07 years | 1.2 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 76.27 years | 76.75 years | 0.4846 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 79.62 years | 78.23 years | 1.39 years | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 81.96 years | 80.69 years | 1.27 years | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 84.43 years | 83.41 years | 1.02 years | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 85 years | 84.39 years | 0.6058 years | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Luxembourg or Puerto Rico?
- Luxembourg, at 85.5 years against 85.38 years in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Luxembourg and Puerto Rico?
- 0.12 years, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Puerto Rico?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Puerto Rico rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Luxembourg ranks 18th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.