Life expectancy at birth, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Life expectancy at birth, female was 78.69 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Latin America & Caribbean is 78.69 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 peaked at 78.69 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.25 years, in 1960.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 57.25 years | — |
| 1961 | 57.72 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 58.17 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 58.59 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 59.09 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 59.62 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 60.11 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 60.6 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 60.94 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 61.23 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 61.21 years | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 62.11 years | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 62.55 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 63.08 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 63.53 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 64.12 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 64.47 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 65.13 years | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 65.61 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 66.04 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 66.47 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 66.91 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 67.26 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 67.73 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 68.08 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 68.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 68.92 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 69.31 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 69.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 70.1 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 70.47 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 70.88 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 71.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 71.57 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 71.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 72.27 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 72.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 73.02 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 73.21 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 73.62 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 73.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 74.28 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 74.69 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 74.98 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 75.28 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 75.64 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 75.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 76.14 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 76.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 76.54 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 76.47 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 77.05 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 77.24 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 77.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 77.58 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.75 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 77.74 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 77.85 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.06 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 78.17 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.57 years | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 75.19 years | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 77.65 years | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 78.53 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 78.69 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.33 years | 57.25 years | 61.23 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.79 years | 61.21 years | 66.04 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.27 years | 66.47 years | 70.1 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.08 years | 70.47 years | 73.62 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.38 years | 73.97 years | 76.54 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.53 years | 76.47 years | 78.17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.33 years | 75.19 years | 78.69 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0245 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.2931 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 78.69 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?
- The highest recorded value was 78.69 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.25 years in 1960.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- 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 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.