Puerto Rico vs World: Life expectancy at birth, female
Puerto Rico
85.38 years
in 2024
World
75.97 years
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
21st
World rank
22nd
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Puerto Rico
- World
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 85.38 years against 75.97 years in World, a difference of 9.41 years.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times World's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 21st and World ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.16 years | 57.73 years | 14.43 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 75.07 years | 62.21 years | 12.86 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 76.75 years | 66.1 years | 10.65 years | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 78.23 years | 68.65 years | 9.57 years | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 80.69 years | 71.45 years | 9.23 years | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 83.41 years | 74.33 years | 9.08 years | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 84.39 years | 75.18 years | 9.21 years | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Puerto Rico or World?
- Puerto Rico, at 85.38 years against 75.97 years in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Puerto Rico and World?
- 9.41 years, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and World?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and World rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 21st and World ranks 22nd 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.