Life expectancy at birth, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Life expectancy at birth, male was 72.65 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 72.65 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 72.65 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.54 years, in 1960.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th 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, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.54 years | — |
| 1961 | 53.1 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 53.52 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 53.92 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 54.31 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 54.67 years | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 55.2 years | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 55.56 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 55.87 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 56.15 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 56.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 57.08 years | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 57.5 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 57.89 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 58.27 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 58.78 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 59.12 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 59.65 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 60.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 60.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 60.55 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 60.94 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 61.23 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 61.83 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 62.21 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 62.42 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 63.06 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 63.37 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 63.71 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 64 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 64.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 64.53 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 64.74 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 65.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 65.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 65.9 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 66.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 66.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 66.9 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 67.26 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 67.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 67.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 68.21 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 68.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 68.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 69.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 69.54 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 69.76 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 69.93 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 70.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 70.1 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 70.57 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 70.86 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 71.11 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 71.31 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 71.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 71.37 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 71.56 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 71.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 71.99 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.64 years | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 68.21 years | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 71.43 years | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 72.46 years | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 72.65 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.48 years | 52.54 years | 56.15 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.49 years | 56.27 years | 60.28 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.33 years | 60.55 years | 64 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.72 years | 64.3 years | 67.26 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.96 years | 67.55 years | 70.11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.22 years | 70.1 years | 71.99 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.88 years | 68.21 years | 72.65 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, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 72.65 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.65 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.54 years in 1960.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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, male (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.