Sex gap in life expectancy in Peru
Peru: Sex gap in life expectancy was 4.71 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.71 years
Change on year
up 25.2%
World rank
134th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.58 years
in 2020
All-time low
1.24 years
in 1970
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Peru, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy in Peru is 4.71 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 25.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Peru peaked at 7.58 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.24 years, in 1970.
Peru ranks 134th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Peru, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.87 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.91 years | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 2.93 years | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 2.93 years | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 2.98 years | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 3 years | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 3.07 years | +2.3% |
| 1957 | 3.13 years | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 3.17 years | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 3.13 years | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 3.02 years | -3.4% |
| 1961 | 2.93 years | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 2.86 years | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 3.04 years | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 3.17 years | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 3.27 years | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 3.28 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 3.37 years | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 3.52 years | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 3.58 years | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 1.24 years | -65.4% |
| 1971 | 3.49 years | +181.7% |
| 1972 | 3.41 years | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 3.23 years | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 3.13 years | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 3 years | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 2.92 years | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 2.97 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 3.14 years | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 3.43 years | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 3.63 years | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 3.79 years | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 3.98 years | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 4.4 years | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 4.86 years | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 4.49 years | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 4.48 years | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 4.55 years | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 4.59 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 4.79 years | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 4.6 years | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 4.45 years | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 4.39 years | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 4.08 years | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 3.63 years | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 3.35 years | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 3.14 years | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 3.12 years | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 3.24 years | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 3.33 years | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 3.41 years | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 3.52 years | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 3.77 years | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 3.98 years | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 4.29 years | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 4.34 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 4.39 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 4.24 years | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 4.47 years | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 4.49 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.53 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 4.35 years | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 4.46 years | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 4.52 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 4.51 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.47 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.41 years | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 4.49 years | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 4.37 years | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 4.47 years | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 7.58 years | +69.6% |
| 2021 | 5.89 years | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 3.76 years | -36.2% |
| 2023 | 4.71 years | +25.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.01 years | 2.87 years | 3.17 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.2 years | 2.86 years | 3.58 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3 years | 1.24 years | 3.49 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.36 years | 3.63 years | 4.86 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.73 years | 3.12 years | 4.6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.09 years | 3.41 years | 4.49 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.46 years | 4.35 years | 4.53 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.49 years | 3.76 years | 7.58 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 131 Germany 4.74 years compare
- 132 Zambia 4.74 years compare
- 133 French Polynesia 4.73 years compare
- 135 Guinea-Bissau 4.71 years compare
- 136 Montserrat 4.7 years compare
- 137 Palau 4.64 years compare
More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.4586 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4486 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1202 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Peru?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Peru was 4.71 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 7.58 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 years in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Peru ranks 134th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.