Life expectancy at age 15 in Peru
Peru: Life expectancy at age 15 was 88.66 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
88.66
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
84th
of 236 countries
All-time high
88.66
in 2100
All-time low
62.18
in 1970
Years of data
151
1950–2100
Life expectancy at age 15 in Peru, 1950–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 88.66 for life expectancy at age 15 in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Peru peaked at 88.66 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 62.18, in 1970.
That places Peru 84th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 15 in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 65.23 | — |
| 1951 | 65.46 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 65.57 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 65.7 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 65.84 | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 66 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 66.17 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 66.38 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 66.6 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 66.77 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 66.93 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 67.11 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 67.11 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 67.67 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 67.94 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 68.07 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 68.17 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 68.25 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 68.34 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 68.4 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 62.18 | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 68.4 | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 68.52 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 68.57 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 68.71 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 68.85 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 68.95 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 69.03 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 69.16 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 69.29 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 69.41 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 69.49 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 69.45 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 69.32 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 69.25 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 69.6 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 69.71 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 69.75 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 69.85 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 69.9 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 70.15 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 70.19 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 70.55 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 70.93 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 71.41 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 71.75 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 72.05 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 72.24 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 72.37 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 72.65 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 72.94 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 73.25 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 73.58 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 73.87 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 73.9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 74.31 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 74.54 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 74.86 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 74.75 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 74.57 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 74.76 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 75.13 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 75.73 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 76.29 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 76.92 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 77.35 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 77.53 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 77.51 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 77.55 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 77.74 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 75.21 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 72.92 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 78.26 | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 79.11 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 79.17 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 79.32 | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 79.47 | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 79.63 | +0.2% |
| 2028 | 79.79 | +0.2% |
| 2029 | 79.94 | +0.2% |
| 2030 | 80.09 | +0.2% |
| 2031 | 80.25 | +0.2% |
| 2032 | 80.4 | +0.2% |
| 2033 | 80.56 | +0.2% |
| 2034 | 80.71 | +0.2% |
| 2035 | 80.86 | +0.2% |
| 2036 | 81 | +0.2% |
| 2037 | 81.15 | +0.2% |
| 2038 | 81.29 | +0.2% |
| 2039 | 81.44 | +0.2% |
| 2040 | 81.58 | +0.2% |
| 2041 | 81.72 | +0.2% |
| 2042 | 81.86 | +0.2% |
| 2043 | 82.01 | +0.2% |
| 2044 | 82.14 | +0.2% |
| 2045 | 82.28 | +0.2% |
| 2046 | 82.43 | +0.2% |
| 2047 | 82.58 | +0.2% |
| 2048 | 82.72 | +0.2% |
| 2049 | 82.86 | +0.2% |
| 2050 | 83 | +0.2% |
| 2051 | 83.14 | +0.2% |
| 2052 | 83.27 | +0.2% |
| 2053 | 83.41 | +0.2% |
| 2054 | 83.54 | +0.2% |
| 2055 | 83.68 | +0.2% |
| 2056 | 83.81 | +0.2% |
| 2057 | 83.94 | +0.2% |
| 2058 | 84.07 | +0.2% |
| 2059 | 84.2 | +0.2% |
| 2060 | 84.33 | +0.2% |
| 2061 | 84.46 | +0.2% |
| 2062 | 84.58 | +0.1% |
| 2063 | 84.71 | +0.1% |
| 2064 | 84.83 | +0.1% |
| 2065 | 84.95 | +0.1% |
| 2066 | 85.07 | +0.1% |
| 2067 | 85.19 | +0.1% |
| 2068 | 85.31 | +0.1% |
| 2069 | 85.43 | +0.1% |
| 2070 | 85.55 | +0.1% |
| 2071 | 85.66 | +0.1% |
| 2072 | 85.78 | +0.1% |
| 2073 | 85.89 | +0.1% |
| 2074 | 86.01 | +0.1% |
| 2075 | 86.12 | +0.1% |
| 2076 | 86.22 | +0.1% |
| 2077 | 86.33 | +0.1% |
| 2078 | 86.44 | +0.1% |
| 2079 | 86.54 | +0.1% |
| 2080 | 86.65 | +0.1% |
| 2081 | 86.76 | +0.1% |
| 2082 | 86.85 | +0.1% |
| 2083 | 86.96 | +0.1% |
| 2084 | 87.07 | +0.1% |
| 2085 | 87.16 | +0.1% |
| 2086 | 87.26 | +0.1% |
| 2087 | 87.36 | +0.1% |
| 2088 | 87.46 | +0.1% |
| 2089 | 87.57 | +0.1% |
| 2090 | 87.67 | +0.1% |
| 2091 | 87.77 | +0.1% |
| 2092 | 87.87 | +0.1% |
| 2093 | 87.97 | +0.1% |
| 2094 | 88.07 | +0.1% |
| 2095 | 88.16 | +0.1% |
| 2096 | 88.26 | +0.1% |
| 2097 | 88.36 | +0.1% |
| 2098 | 88.46 | +0.1% |
| 2099 | 88.56 | +0.1% |
| 2100 | 88.66 | +0.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 88.66 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 85.86, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 88.66 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.04, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.97 | 65.23 | 66.77 | 10 |
| 1960s | 67.8 | 66.93 | 68.4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.17 | 62.18 | 69.29 | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.57 | 69.25 | 69.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.43 | 70.15 | 72.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.06 | 72.94 | 74.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.65 | 74.76 | 77.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.28 | 72.92 | 79.94 | 10 |
| 2030s | 80.77 | 80.09 | 81.44 | 10 |
| 2040s | 82.22 | 81.58 | 82.86 | 10 |
| 2050s | 83.61 | 83 | 84.2 | 10 |
| 2060s | 84.89 | 84.33 | 85.43 | 10 |
| 2070s | 86.05 | 85.55 | 86.54 | 10 |
| 2080s | 87.11 | 86.65 | 87.57 | 10 |
| 2090s | 88.11 | 87.67 | 88.56 | 10 |
| 2100s | 88.66 | 88.66 | 88.66 | 1 |
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3081 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.302 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in Peru?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Peru was 88.66 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 88.66 in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.18 in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Peru ranks 84th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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