Life expectancy at birth, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Life expectancy at birth, female was 78.43 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 78.43 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 78.43 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.67 years, in 1960.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.67 years | — |
| 1961 | 57.17 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 57.62 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 58.05 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 58.58 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 59.1 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 59.59 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 60.08 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 60.42 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 60.72 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 60.67 years | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 61.6 years | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 62.05 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 62.58 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 63.02 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 63.61 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 63.95 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 64.62 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 65.11 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 65.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 65.97 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 66.43 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 66.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 67.26 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 67.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 67.79 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 68.48 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 68.89 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 69.28 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 69.72 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 70.08 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 70.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 70.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 71.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 71.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 71.92 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 72.28 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 72.69 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 72.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 73.29 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 73.64 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 73.95 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 74.37 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 74.67 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 74.98 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 75.35 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 75.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 75.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 76.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 76.28 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 76.19 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 76.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 77 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 77.16 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 77.34 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 77.48 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 77.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 77.92 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 76.26 years | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 74.84 years | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 77.41 years | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 78.27 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 78.43 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.8 years | 56.67 years | 60.72 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.28 years | 60.67 years | 65.54 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.82 years | 65.97 years | 69.72 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.72 years | 70.08 years | 73.29 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.08 years | 73.64 years | 76.28 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.28 years | 76.19 years | 77.92 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.04 years | 74.84 years | 78.43 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.8651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.3093 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 78.43 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.43 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.67 years in 1960.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.