Life expectancy at birth in UNDEV - Central America
UNDEV - Central America: Life expectancy at birth was 75.32 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
75.32
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
6th
of 7 groups
All-time high
75.32
in 2025
All-time low
43.57
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Life expectancy at birth in UNDEV - Central America, 1950–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, life expectancy at birth in UNDEV - Central America stood at 75.32. 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 UNDEV - Central America peaked at 75.32 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 43.57, in 1950.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth in UNDEV - Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 43.57 | — |
| 1951 | 44.33 | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 45.17 | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 46.31 | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 47.38 | +2.3% |
| 1955 | 48.47 | +2.3% |
| 1956 | 49.19 | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 49.91 | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 50.67 | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 51.49 | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 52.38 | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 53.13 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 53.75 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 54.19 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 54.64 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 55.31 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 55.93 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 56.47 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 56.72 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 56.93 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 57.45 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 58.09 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 58.5 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 59.26 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 59.7 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 60.49 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 60.5 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 61.64 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 62.04 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 62.22 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 62.36 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 62.86 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 62.85 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 64.2 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 64.79 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 65.4 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 66.04 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 66.5 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 67 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 67.42 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 67.84 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 68.19 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 68.47 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 68.82 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 69.19 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 69.6 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 70.03 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 70.45 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 70.42 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 71.22 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 71.59 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 71.94 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 72.21 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 72.46 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 72.63 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 72.82 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 73.02 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 73.13 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 73.11 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 73.12 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 73.24 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 73.49 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 73.73 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 73.89 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 74 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 74.04 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 74.05 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.02 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.11 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 74.32 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 70.81 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 70.01 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 73.95 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 74.96 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 75.14 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 75.32 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.65 | 43.57 | 51.49 | 10 |
| 1960s | 54.95 | 52.38 | 56.93 | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.99 | 57.45 | 62.22 | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.94 | 62.36 | 67.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.42 | 67.84 | 71.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.6 | 71.59 | 73.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.89 | 73.24 | 74.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.37 | 70.01 | 75.32 | 6 |
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More health data for UNDEV - Central America
- Child population under age 5 14,914 (2025)
- Percentage of children as a proportion of total population 30.41 (2025)
- Child population 10-19 32,321 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in UNDEV - Central America?
- Life expectancy at birth in UNDEV - Central America was 75.32 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in UNDEV - Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 75.32 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in UNDEV - Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.57 in 1950.
- How does UNDEV - Central America rank for life expectancy at birth?
- UNDEV - Central America ranks 6th out of 7 groups with data for 2025.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in UNDEV - Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNDEV - Central America 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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