Life expectancy at birth in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Life expectancy at birth was 79.9 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
79.9
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
28th
of 184 countries
All-time high
80.72
in 2018
All-time low
76.24
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000β2021
Life expectancy at birth in Puerto Rico, 2000β2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Puerto Rico is 79.9, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Puerto Rico peaked at 80.72 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 76.24, in 2001.
That places Puerto Rico 28th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.54 | 76.24 | 78.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.67 | 78.43 | 80.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.92 | 79.9 | 79.93 | 2 |
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,519 (2090)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 14,716 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 14,965 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 971,601 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 14,230 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Puerto Rico?
- Life expectancy at birth in Puerto Rico was 79.9 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 80.72 in 2018.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.24 in 2001.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Puerto Rico ranks 28th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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