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Life expectancy, source comparison in Mexico

Mexico: Life expectancy, source comparison was 75.07 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
75.07 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
121st
of 236 countries
All-time high
75.07 years
in 2023
All-time low
43.84 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy, source comparison in Mexico, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 75.07 years for life expectancy, source comparison in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy, source comparison in Mexico peaked at 75.07 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.84 years, in 1950.

Mexico ranks 121st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy, source comparison in Mexico, year by year

Year years Change
1950 43.84 years —
1951 44.77 years +2.1%
1952 45.67 years +2.0%
1953 47.05 years +3.0%
1954 48.3 years +2.7%
1955 49.6 years +2.7%
1956 50.35 years +1.5%
1957 51.12 years +1.5%
1958 51.84 years +1.4%
1959 52.66 years +1.6%
1960 53.57 years +1.7%
1961 54.42 years +1.6%
1962 55.06 years +1.2%
1963 55.5 years +0.8%
1964 55.92 years +0.7%
1965 56.69 years +1.4%
1966 57.35 years +1.2%
1967 57.96 years +1.1%
1968 58.22 years +0.5%
1969 58.41 years +0.3%
1970 58.89 years +0.8%
1971 59.41 years +0.9%
1972 60.05 years +1.1%
1973 60.52 years +0.8%
1974 61.18 years +1.1%
1975 61.88 years +1.1%
1976 62.48 years +1.0%
1977 62.99 years +0.8%
1978 63.44 years +0.7%
1979 63.86 years +0.7%
1980 64.28 years +0.7%
1981 64.72 years +0.7%
1982 65.26 years +0.8%
1983 65.76 years +0.8%
1984 66.22 years +0.7%
1985 66.78 years +0.8%
1986 67.38 years +0.9%
1987 67.9 years +0.8%
1988 68.3 years +0.6%
1989 68.62 years +0.5%
1990 69.03 years +0.6%
1991 69.37 years +0.5%
1992 69.66 years +0.4%
1993 69.96 years +0.4%
1994 70.3 years +0.5%
1995 70.7 years +0.6%
1996 71.09 years +0.5%
1997 71.47 years +0.5%
1998 71.79 years +0.4%
1999 72.2 years +0.6%
2000 72.56 years +0.5%
2001 72.91 years +0.5%
2002 73.11 years +0.3%
2003 73.31 years +0.3%
2004 73.43 years +0.2%
2005 73.63 years +0.3%
2006 73.75 years +0.2%
2007 73.8 years +0.1%
2008 73.69 years -0.1%
2009 73.63 years -0.1%
2010 73.72 years +0.1%
2011 73.92 years +0.3%
2012 74.13 years +0.3%
2013 74.29 years +0.2%
2014 74.4 years +0.2%
2015 74.43 years +0.0%
2016 74.38 years -0.1%
2017 74.26 years -0.2%
2018 74.3 years +0.1%
2019 74.53 years +0.3%
2020 70.45 years -5.5%
2021 69.75 years -1.0%
2022 73.97 years +6.1%
2023 75.07 years +1.5%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 75.07 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 75.07 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34 years, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 48.52 years 43.84 years 52.66 years 10
1960s 56.31 years 53.57 years 58.41 years 10
1970s 61.47 years 58.89 years 63.86 years 10
1980s 66.52 years 64.28 years 68.62 years 10
1990s 70.56 years 69.03 years 72.2 years 10
2000s 73.38 years 72.56 years 73.8 years 10
2010s 74.24 years 73.72 years 74.53 years 10
2020s 72.31 years 69.75 years 75.07 years 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 118 Morocco 75.31 years compare
  2. 119 Cook Islands 75.28 years compare
  3. 120 Grenada 75.2 years compare
  4. 122 Nicaragua 74.95 years compare
  5. 123 Mauritius 74.93 years compare
  6. 124 Bangladesh 74.67 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy, source comparison in Mexico?
Life expectancy, source comparison in Mexico was 75.07 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 75.07 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 43.84 years in 1950.
How does Mexico rank for life expectancy, source comparison?
Mexico ranks 121st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy, source comparison rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy, source comparison. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy, source comparison
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Period life expectancy at birth.