Life expectancy at birth in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Life expectancy at birth was 75.98 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
75.98
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
5th
of 7 groups
All-time high
75.98
in 2025
All-time low
48.52
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Life expectancy at birth in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1950–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 75.98 for life expectancy at birth in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 75.98 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.52, in 1950.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 48.52 | — |
| 1951 | 49.13 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 49.77 | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 50.4 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 51.05 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 51.62 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 52.22 | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 52.76 | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 53.39 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 53.95 | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 54.54 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 55.07 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 55.52 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 55.95 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 56.41 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 56.86 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 57.37 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 57.79 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 58.12 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 58.42 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 58.42 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 59.32 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 59.75 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 60.23 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 60.64 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 61.19 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 61.49 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 62.12 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 62.53 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 62.86 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 63.19 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 63.62 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 63.9 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 64.51 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 64.9 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 65.16 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 65.81 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 66.18 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 66.58 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 66.95 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 67.3 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 67.63 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 67.92 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 68.26 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 68.66 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 69.05 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 69.43 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 69.84 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 70.02 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 70.43 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 70.76 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 71.05 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 71.46 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 71.78 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 72.1 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 72.49 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 72.76 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 72.97 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 73.19 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 73.39 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 73.16 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 73.89 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 74.13 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 74.34 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.54 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 74.73 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 74.65 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.83 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 75.05 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 75.2 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 73.2 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 71.76 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 74.61 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 75.64 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 75.81 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 75.98 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.28 | 48.52 | 53.95 | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.61 | 54.54 | 58.42 | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.86 | 58.42 | 62.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.08 | 63.19 | 66.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.85 | 67.3 | 70.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.2 | 70.76 | 73.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.45 | 73.16 | 75.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5 | 71.76 | 75.98 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Infant deaths 123,075 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 13.29 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 15.35 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 142,579 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 19,510 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,069 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 8.31 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Life expectancy at birth in Latin America and the Caribbean was 75.98 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 75.98 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.52 in 1950.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 5th out of 7 groups with data for 2025.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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