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
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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

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.