Life expectancy at birth in Peru
Peru: Life expectancy at birth was 71.67 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
71.67
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
98th
of 184 countries
All-time high
80.34
in 2015
All-time low
71.67
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Life expectancy at birth in Peru, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Peru recorded 71.67 for life expectancy at birth in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Peru peaked at 80.34 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 71.67, in 2021.
Peru ranks 98th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.19 | 75.12 | 78.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.25 | 78.21 | 80.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.22 | 71.67 | 72.78 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 95 Libya 72.18 compare
- 96 Tajikistan 71.81 compare
- 97 Trinidad and Tobago 71.71 compare
- 99 El Salvador 71.67 compare
- 100 Iraq 71.47 compare
- 101 Bulgaria 71.31 compare
More health data for Peru
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 277,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 278,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 277,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 277,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 277,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 275,298 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Peru?
- Life expectancy at birth in Peru was 71.67 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 80.34 in 2015.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.67 in 2021.
- How does Peru rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Peru ranks 98th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Life expectancy at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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