Life expectancy at birth in UNDEV - South America
UNDEV - South America: Life expectancy at birth was 76.56 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
76.56
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
1st
of 7 groups
All-time high
76.56
in 2025
All-time low
50.28
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Life expectancy at birth in UNDEV - South America, 1950–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in UNDEV - South America is 76.56, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 - South America peaked at 76.56 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.28, in 1950.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth in UNDEV - South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 50.28 | — |
| 1951 | 50.8 | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 51.34 | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 51.75 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 52.24 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 52.58 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 53.14 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 53.6 | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 54.18 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 54.64 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 55.11 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 55.57 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 55.94 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 56.43 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 56.8 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 57.23 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 57.68 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 58.05 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 58.4 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 58.71 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 58.48 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 59.54 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 59.98 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 60.38 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 60.79 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 61.3 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 61.73 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 62.21 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 62.65 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 63.06 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 63.44 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 63.87 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 64.24 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 64.62 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 64.96 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 65.11 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 65.8 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 66.16 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 66.53 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 66.91 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 67.23 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 67.58 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 67.87 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 68.23 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 68.66 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 69.04 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 69.43 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 69.83 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 70.09 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 70.37 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 70.68 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 70.95 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 71.41 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 71.74 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 72.2 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 72.62 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 72.93 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 73.19 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 73.5 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 73.77 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 74.04 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 74.32 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 74.53 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 74.78 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 75.02 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 75.29 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 75.18 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 75.43 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 75.71 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 75.86 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 74.28 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 72.7 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 75.13 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 76.21 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 76.39 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 76.56 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.45 | 50.28 | 54.64 | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.99 | 55.11 | 58.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.01 | 58.48 | 63.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.16 | 63.44 | 66.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.83 | 67.23 | 70.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.3 | 70.68 | 73.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.02 | 74.04 | 75.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.21 | 72.7 | 76.56 | 6 |
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More health data for UNDEV - South America
- Child population under age 5 28,231 (2025)
- Percentage of children as a proportion of total population 25.32 (2025)
- Child population 10-19 65,080 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in UNDEV - South America?
- Life expectancy at birth in UNDEV - South America was 76.56 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in UNDEV - South America?
- The highest recorded value was 76.56 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in UNDEV - South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.28 in 1950.
- How does UNDEV - South America rank for life expectancy at birth?
- UNDEV - South America ranks 1st out of 7 groups with data for 2025.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in UNDEV - South 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 - South 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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