Mexico vs Nicaragua: Life expectancy at birth, total

Mexico
75.26 years
in 2024
Nicaragua
75.1 years
in 2024
Mexico rank
105th
Nicaragua rank
106th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 75.26 years against 75.1 years in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.16 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 105th and Nicaragua ranks 106th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 56.31 years 50.08 years 6.23 years Mexico
1970s 61.47 years 53.88 years 7.59 years Mexico
1980s 66.52 years 58.09 years 8.43 years Mexico
1990s 70.56 years 64.37 years 6.19 years Mexico
2000s 73.38 years 69.5 years 3.88 years Mexico
2010s 74.24 years 72.87 years 1.37 years Mexico
2020s 72.9 years 73.15 years 0.2498 years Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Mexico or Nicaragua?
Mexico, at 75.26 years against 75.1 years in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Mexico and Nicaragua?
0.16 years, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nicaragua?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Nicaragua rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Mexico ranks 105th and Nicaragua ranks 106th 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.