Healthy life expectancy at birth in Peru
Peru: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 62.99 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
62.99
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
91st
of 185 countries
All-time high
69.88
in 2015
All-time low
62.99
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Peru, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy at birth in Peru stood at 62.99. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Peru peaked at 69.88 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 62.99, in 2021.
That places Peru 91st out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.17 | 65.42 | 68.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.06 | 68.18 | 69.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.44 | 62.99 | 63.9 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 88 Grenada 63.16 compare
- 89 Tajikistan 63.09 compare
- 90 Bangladesh 63.05 compare
- 92 Palestine 62.93 compare
- 93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 62.88 compare
- 94 Georgia 62.48 compare
More health data for Peru
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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 healthy life expectancy at birth in Peru?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Peru was 62.99 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 69.88 in 2015.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.99 in 2021.
- How does Peru rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Peru ranks 91st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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