Other small states vs Puerto Rico: Life expectancy at birth, female
Other small states
76.39 years
in 2024
Puerto Rico
85.38 years
in 2024
Other small states rank
21st
Puerto Rico rank
21st
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Other small states
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 85.38 years against 76.39 years in Other small states, a difference of 8.99 years.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Other small states's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Other small states ranks 21st and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Other small states | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.71 years | 72.16 years | 10.45 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 63.99 years | 75.07 years | 11.09 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 66.79 years | 76.75 years | 9.97 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 68.08 years | 78.23 years | 10.15 years | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 70.25 years | 80.69 years | 10.44 years | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 73.83 years | 83.41 years | 9.59 years | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 75.54 years | 84.39 years | 8.85 years | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Other small states or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 85.38 years against 76.39 years in Other small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Other small states and Puerto Rico?
- 8.99 years, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and Puerto Rico?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Other small states and Puerto Rico rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Other small states ranks 21st and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 47 groups.
- 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.