Life expectancy in Peru
Peru: Life expectancy was 77.5 Years in 2025. β² Rising
Life expectancy in Peru, 1960β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
Peru recorded 77.5 Years for life expectancy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Peru peaked at 77.5 Years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.2 Years, in 1970.
That places Peru 28th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.89 Years | 50.5 Years | 55.3 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.78 Years | 47.2 Years | 59.3 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.42 Years | 59.6 Years | 64.4 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.36 Years | 65.1 Years | 69.7 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.43 Years | 70.4 Years | 73.5 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.67 Years | 74.4 Years | 76.7 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.18 Years | 76.9 Years | 77.5 Years | 6 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4972 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Peru?
- Life expectancy in Peru was 77.5 Years in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5 Years in 2025.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2 Years in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for life expectancy?
- Peru ranks 28th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.