Life expectancy at birth in UNDEV - Latin America and the Caribbean
UNDEV - Latin America and the Caribbean: Life expectancy at birth was 76.04 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
76.04
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
2nd
of 7 groups
All-time high
76.04
in 2025
All-time low
48.68
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Life expectancy at birth in UNDEV - Latin America and the Caribbean, 1950–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, life expectancy at birth in UNDEV - Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 76.04. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in UNDEV - Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 76.04 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.68, in 1950.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth in UNDEV - Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 48.68 | — |
| 1951 | 49.28 | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 49.92 | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 50.57 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 51.22 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 51.78 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 52.38 | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 52.92 | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 53.55 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 54.11 | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 54.69 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 55.22 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 55.67 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 56.08 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 56.54 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 56.99 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 57.51 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 57.93 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 58.25 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 58.54 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 58.54 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 59.45 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 59.86 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 60.34 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 60.75 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 61.3 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 61.6 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 62.23 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 62.64 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 62.97 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 63.29 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 63.72 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 64 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 64.61 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 64.99 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 65.25 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 65.89 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 66.26 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 66.65 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 67.02 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 67.36 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 67.7 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 67.98 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 68.32 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 68.72 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 69.1 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 69.49 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 69.89 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 70.07 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 70.49 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 70.81 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 71.11 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 71.52 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 71.84 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 72.16 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 72.54 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 72.82 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 73.03 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 73.25 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 73.45 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 73.22 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 73.94 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 74.18 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 74.41 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.6 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 74.79 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 74.71 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.87 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 75.1 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 75.26 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 73.27 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 71.83 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 74.66 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 75.69 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 75.87 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 76.04 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.44 | 48.68 | 54.11 | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.74 | 54.69 | 58.54 | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.97 | 58.54 | 62.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.17 | 63.29 | 67.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.91 | 67.36 | 70.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.25 | 70.81 | 73.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.51 | 73.22 | 75.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.56 | 71.83 | 76.04 | 6 |
Countries ranked near UNDEV - Latin America and the Caribbean
More health data for UNDEV - Latin America and the Caribbean
- Child population under age 5 46,303 (2025)
- Percentage of children as a proportion of total population 26.83 (2025)
- Child population 10-19 104,258 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in UNDEV - Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Life expectancy at birth in UNDEV - Latin America and the Caribbean was 76.04 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in UNDEV - Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 76.04 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in UNDEV - Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.68 in 1950.
- How does UNDEV - Latin America and the Caribbean rank for life expectancy at birth?
- UNDEV - Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 2nd out of 7 groups with data for 2025.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in UNDEV - 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 UNDEV - 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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