Life expectancy at birth, total in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Life expectancy at birth, total was 81.9 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.9 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
38th
of 218 countries
All-time high
81.9 years
in 2024
All-time low
68.24 years
in 1964
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Puerto Rico, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Puerto Rico stood at 81.9 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Puerto Rico peaked at 81.9 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.24 years, in 1964.
Puerto Rico ranks 38th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, total in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68.63 years | — |
| 1961 | 68.53 years | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 68.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 68.73 years | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 68.24 years | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 69.29 years | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 70.22 years | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 70.7 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 70.57 years | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 70.51 years | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 70.35 years | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 71.08 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 70.81 years | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 70.95 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 71.32 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 71.96 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 72.08 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 72.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 72.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 72.72 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 73.1 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 72.98 years | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 72.95 years | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 73.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 73.43 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 72.63 years | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 73.27 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 73.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 73.15 years | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 72.48 years | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 72.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 73.88 years | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 73.39 years | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 73.31 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 73.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 73.57 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 74 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 74.67 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 74.56 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 75.28 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 75.51 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 75.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 76.82 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 76.94 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 76.91 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 76.7 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 77.56 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 77.66 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 78.11 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 78.38 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 78.72 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 78.77 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 79.26 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 80.32 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 80.04 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 80.68 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 80.36 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 79.07 years | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 81.09 years | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 81.44 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 80.01 years | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 79.77 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 79.43 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.69 years | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 81.9 years | +0.3% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 81.9 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 81.9 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.69 years, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.43 years | 68.24 years | 70.7 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.62 years | 70.35 years | 72.72 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.08 years | 72.48 years | 73.43 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.91 years | 72.83 years | 75.28 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.06 years | 75.51 years | 78.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.97 years | 78.72 years | 81.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.56 years | 79.43 years | 81.9 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More health data for Puerto Rico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,519 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4804 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0152 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Puerto Rico?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Puerto Rico was 81.9 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.24 years in 1964.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Puerto Rico ranks 38th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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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.