Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Peru
Peru: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages was 4.52 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages 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
Peru recorded 4.52 years for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in 2023.
The figure is up 26.7% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Peru peaked at 7.47 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9394 years, in 1970.
That places Peru 130th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.15 years | 2.04 years | 2.24 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.29 years | 1.86 years | 2.82 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.29 years | 0.9394 years | 2.76 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.75 years | 2.9 years | 4.33 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.35 years | 2.75 years | 4.16 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.76 years | 3.05 years | 4.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.22 years | 4.08 years | 4.27 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.33 years | 3.57 years | 7.47 years | 4 |
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More health data for Peru
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 277,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 278,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 277,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 277,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 277,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 275,298 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Peru?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Peru was 4.52 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 at different ages recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 7.47 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9394 years in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Peru ranks 130th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.