Life expectancy at birth in UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean
UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean: Life expectancy at birth was 75.99 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
75.99
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
4th
of 7 groups
All-time high
75.99
in 2025
All-time low
48.53
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Life expectancy at birth in UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean, 1950–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean is 75.99, measured in 2025. 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 UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 75.99 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.53, in 1950.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth in UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 48.53 | — |
| 1951 | 49.14 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 49.78 | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 50.41 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 51.06 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 51.63 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 52.23 | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 52.77 | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 53.4 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 53.96 | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 54.55 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 55.08 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 55.53 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 55.96 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 56.42 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 56.87 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 57.38 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 57.8 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 58.13 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 58.43 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 58.43 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 59.33 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 59.76 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 60.23 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 60.64 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 61.2 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 61.5 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 62.12 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 62.54 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 62.87 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 63.19 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 63.63 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 63.91 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 64.51 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 64.91 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 65.17 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 65.81 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 66.19 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 66.58 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 66.96 | +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 | 69.44 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 69.84 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 70.02 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 70.44 | +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 | 72.98 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 73.2 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 73.39 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 73.16 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 73.89 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 74.13 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 74.35 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.54 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 74.73 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 74.66 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.83 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 75.05 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 75.2 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 73.21 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 71.76 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 74.61 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 75.64 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 75.81 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 75.99 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.29 | 48.53 | 53.96 | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.61 | 54.55 | 58.43 | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.86 | 58.43 | 62.87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.09 | 63.19 | 66.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.86 | 67.3 | 70.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.2 | 70.76 | 73.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.45 | 73.16 | 75.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5 | 71.76 | 75.99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean
More health data for UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean
- Child population under age 5 46,131 (2025)
- Percentage of children as a proportion of total population 26.9 (2025)
- Child population 10-19 103,767 (2025)
- Child population 178,472 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Life expectancy at birth in UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean was 75.99 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 75.99 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.53 in 1950.
- How does UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean rank for life expectancy at birth?
- UNFPA - Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th out of 7 groups with data for 2025.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in UNFPA - 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 UNFPA - 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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