Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 75.82 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Latin America & Caribbean, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Latin America & Caribbean is 75.82 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 75.82 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.08 years, in 1960.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 14th 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, total (years) (Life World Population) in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.08 years | — |
| 1961 | 55.58 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 56.01 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 56.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 56.85 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 57.29 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 57.81 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 58.23 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 58.55 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 58.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 58.9 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 59.73 years | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 60.17 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 60.63 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 61.04 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 61.6 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 61.95 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 62.54 years | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 62.96 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 63.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 63.65 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 64.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 64.38 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 64.92 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 65.29 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 65.48 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 66.12 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 66.47 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 66.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 67.17 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 67.51 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 67.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 68.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 68.43 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 68.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 69.19 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 69.57 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 69.96 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 70.16 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 70.55 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 70.87 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 71.15 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 71.56 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 71.88 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 72.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 72.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 72.83 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 73.06 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 73.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 73.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 73.41 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 73.92 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 74.16 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 74.38 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 74.74 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 74.68 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 75.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 75.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 73.19 years | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 71.81 years | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 74.65 years | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 75.64 years | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 75.82 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.06 years | 55.08 years | 58.84 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.28 years | 58.9 years | 63.3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.44 years | 63.65 years | 67.17 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.01 years | 67.51 years | 70.55 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.28 years | 70.87 years | 73.44 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.49 years | 73.41 years | 75.2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.22 years | 71.81 years | 75.82 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0387 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 1.16 % 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 0.903 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.6674 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0399 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Latin America & Caribbean was 75.82 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 75.82 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.08 years in 1960.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.