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Life expectancy at age 15 in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Life expectancy at age 15 was 91.19 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
91.19 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
44th
of 236 countries
All-time high
91.19 years
in 2100
All-time low
66.22 years
in 1951
Years of data
151
1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Puerto Rico, 1950–2100

020406080100195020252100

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 91.19 years for life expectancy at age 15 in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Puerto Rico peaked at 91.19 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 66.22 years, in 1951.

That places Puerto Rico 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Puerto Rico, year by year

Year years Change
1950 66.36 years —
1951 66.22 years -0.2%
1952 67.38 years +1.8%
1953 69.47 years +3.1%
1954 70.32 years +1.2%
1955 70.87 years +0.8%
1956 70.94 years +0.1%
1957 71.47 years +0.7%
1958 71.63 years +0.2%
1959 72.2 years +0.8%
1960 72.58 years +0.5%
1961 72.45 years -0.2%
1962 72.71 years +0.4%
1963 72.64 years -0.1%
1964 72.35 years -0.4%
1965 73.06 years +1.0%
1966 73.65 years +0.8%
1967 73.91 years +0.3%
1968 73.65 years -0.3%
1969 73.59 years -0.1%
1970 73.4 years -0.3%
1971 73.97 years +0.8%
1972 73.66 years -0.4%
1973 73.69 years +0.0%
1974 73.97 years +0.4%
1975 74.47 years +0.7%
1976 74.55 years +0.1%
1977 74.84 years +0.4%
1978 74.9 years +0.1%
1979 75.08 years +0.2%
1980 75.37 years +0.4%
1981 75.22 years -0.2%
1982 75.12 years -0.1%
1983 75.48 years +0.5%
1984 75.45 years -0.0%
1985 74.93 years -0.7%
1986 75.21 years +0.4%
1987 75.32 years +0.1%
1988 74.99 years -0.4%
1989 74.49 years -0.7%
1990 74.74 years +0.3%
1991 75.58 years +1.1%
1992 75.08 years -0.7%
1993 74.99 years -0.1%
1994 75.17 years +0.2%
1995 75.12 years -0.1%
1996 75.39 years +0.4%
1997 76.03 years +0.8%
1998 75.8 years -0.3%
1999 76.46 years +0.9%
2000 76.61 years +0.2%
2001 76.98 years +0.5%
2002 77.78 years +1.0%
2003 77.88 years +0.1%
2004 77.78 years -0.1%
2005 77.64 years -0.2%
2006 78.45 years +1.0%
2007 78.52 years +0.1%
2008 78.94 years +0.5%
2009 79.16 years +0.3%
2010 79.49 years +0.4%
2011 79.58 years +0.1%
2012 80.11 years +0.7%
2013 81 years +1.1%
2014 80.71 years -0.4%
2015 81.34 years +0.8%
2016 81.06 years -0.3%
2017 80.32 years -0.9%
2018 81.72 years +1.7%
2019 82.08 years +0.4%
2020 80.55 years -1.9%
2021 80.34 years -0.3%
2022 79.99 years -0.4%
2023 82.24 years +2.8%
2024 82.54 years +0.4%
2025 82.71 years +0.2%
2026 82.87 years +0.2%
2027 83.02 years +0.2%
2028 83.16 years +0.2%
2029 83.31 years +0.2%
2030 83.45 years +0.2%
2031 83.6 years +0.2%
2032 83.73 years +0.2%
2033 83.86 years +0.2%
2034 84 years +0.2%
2035 84.12 years +0.2%
2036 84.25 years +0.2%
2037 84.38 years +0.1%
2038 84.5 years +0.2%
2039 84.62 years +0.1%
2040 84.75 years +0.1%
2041 84.87 years +0.1%
2042 84.98 years +0.1%
2043 85.11 years +0.1%
2044 85.22 years +0.1%
2045 85.34 years +0.1%
2046 85.46 years +0.1%
2047 85.57 years +0.1%
2048 85.69 years +0.1%
2049 85.8 years +0.1%
2050 85.91 years +0.1%
2051 86.02 years +0.1%
2052 86.13 years +0.1%
2053 86.24 years +0.1%
2054 86.34 years +0.1%
2055 86.45 years +0.1%
2056 86.57 years +0.1%
2057 86.67 years +0.1%
2058 86.78 years +0.1%
2059 86.89 years +0.1%
2060 86.99 years +0.1%
2061 87.1 years +0.1%
2062 87.21 years +0.1%
2063 87.32 years +0.1%
2064 87.43 years +0.1%
2065 87.53 years +0.1%
2066 87.65 years +0.1%
2067 87.76 years +0.1%
2068 87.86 years +0.1%
2069 87.97 years +0.1%
2070 88.07 years +0.1%
2071 88.18 years +0.1%
2072 88.28 years +0.1%
2073 88.39 years +0.1%
2074 88.5 years +0.1%
2075 88.62 years +0.1%
2076 88.72 years +0.1%
2077 88.82 years +0.1%
2078 88.92 years +0.1%
2079 89.03 years +0.1%
2080 89.12 years +0.1%
2081 89.23 years +0.1%
2082 89.34 years +0.1%
2083 89.44 years +0.1%
2084 89.55 years +0.1%
2085 89.65 years +0.1%
2086 89.76 years +0.1%
2087 89.86 years +0.1%
2088 89.96 years +0.1%
2089 90.06 years +0.1%
2090 90.16 years +0.1%
2091 90.27 years +0.1%
2092 90.36 years +0.1%
2093 90.48 years +0.1%
2094 90.57 years +0.1%
2095 90.67 years +0.1%
2096 90.78 years +0.1%
2097 90.88 years +0.1%
2098 90.99 years +0.1%
2099 91.09 years +0.1%
2100 91.19 years +0.1%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 91.19 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 90.84 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 91.19 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.04 years, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 69.69 years 66.22 years 72.2 years 10
1960s 73.06 years 72.35 years 73.91 years 10
1970s 74.25 years 73.4 years 75.08 years 10
1980s 75.16 years 74.49 years 75.48 years 10
1990s 75.44 years 74.74 years 76.46 years 10
2000s 77.97 years 76.61 years 79.16 years 10
2010s 80.74 years 79.49 years 82.08 years 10
2020s 82.07 years 79.99 years 83.31 years 10
2030s 84.05 years 83.45 years 84.62 years 10
2040s 85.28 years 84.75 years 85.8 years 10
2050s 86.4 years 85.91 years 86.89 years 10
2060s 87.48 years 86.99 years 87.97 years 10
2070s 88.55 years 88.07 years 89.03 years 10
2080s 89.6 years 89.12 years 90.06 years 10
2090s 90.63 years 90.16 years 91.09 years 10
2100s 91.19 years 91.19 years 91.19 years 1

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 41 Finland 91.32 years compare
  2. 42 Luxembourg 91.25 years compare
  3. 43 Denmark 91.2 years compare
  4. 45 Slovenia 91.12 years compare
  5. 46 New Zealand 91.08 years compare
  6. 47 Qatar 91.08 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Puerto Rico?
Life expectancy at age 15 in Puerto Rico was 91.19 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 91.19 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 66.22 years in 1951.
How does Puerto Rico rank for life expectancy at age 15?
Puerto Rico ranks 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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