Colombia vs Peru: Life expectancy at birth, total

Colombia
77.91 years
in 2024
Peru
77.94 years
in 2024
Colombia rank
74th
Peru rank
73rd

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Colombia
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 77.94 years against 77.91 years in Colombia, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 74th and Peru ranks 73rd of 217 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 58.93 years 53.36 years 5.57 years Colombia
1970s 63.84 years 57.09 years 6.75 years Colombia
1980s 67.69 years 61.55 years 6.14 years Colombia
1990s 69.72 years 66.7 years 3.03 years Colombia
2000s 72.78 years 71.61 years 1.17 years Colombia
2010s 75.95 years 75 years 0.9559 years Colombia
2020s 75.92 years 75.59 years 0.3316 years Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Colombia or Peru?
Peru, at 77.94 years against 77.91 years in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Colombia and Peru?
0.03 years, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Colombia ranks 74th and Peru ranks 73rd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 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.