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Life expectancy at different ages in Mexico

Mexico: Life expectancy at different ages was 75.07 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
75.07
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
121st
of 236 countries
All-time high
75.07
in 2023
All-time low
23.29
in 1893
Years of data
121
1893–2023

Life expectancy at different ages in Mexico, 1893–2023

20406080189319582023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy at different ages in Mexico stood at 75.07. That is the highest value across all 121 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 at different ages in Mexico peaked at 75.07 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.29, in 1893.

That places Mexico 121st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 121 years of available data.

Life expectancy at different ages in Mexico, year by year

Year Value Change
1893 23.29 —
1894 26.62 +14.3%
1895 29.52 +10.9%
1896 28.8 -2.4%
1897 26.24 -8.9%
1898 27.03 +3.0%
1899 24.98 -7.6%
1900 25 +0.1%
1901 26.65 +6.6%
1902 28.37 +6.5%
1903 28.68 +1.1%
1904 29.09 +1.4%
1905 26.8 -7.9%
1906 27.88 +4.0%
1907 27.97 +0.3%
1908 28.72 +2.7%
1909 29.21 +1.7%
1910 28 -4.1%
1920 34 +21.4%
1922 32.6 -4.1%
1923 33.5 +2.8%
1924 32.8 -2.1%
1925 32.1 -2.1%
1926 34.2 +6.5%
1927 40.3 +17.8%
1928 34.5 -14.4%
1929 35.4 +2.6%
1930 34 -4.0%
1931 37.7 +10.9%
1932 38.4 +1.9%
1933 37.3 -2.9%
1934 38.2 +2.4%
1935 40.4 +5.8%
1936 38.3 -5.2%
1937 36.8 -3.9%
1938 39.4 +7.1%
1939 45.5 +15.5%
1940 39 -14.3%
1941 42.6 +9.2%
1942 39.8 -6.6%
1943 42.8 +7.5%
1944 43.2 +0.9%
1945 44.2 +2.3%
1946 44.8 +1.4%
1947 46.3 +3.3%
1948 48.3 +4.3%
1949 45.8 -5.2%
1950 43.84 -4.3%
1951 44.77 +2.1%
1952 45.67 +2.0%
1953 47.04 +3.0%
1954 48.3 +2.7%
1955 49.6 +2.7%
1956 50.36 +1.5%
1957 51.11 +1.5%
1958 51.84 +1.4%
1959 52.66 +1.6%
1960 53.57 +1.7%
1961 54.42 +1.6%
1962 55.06 +1.2%
1963 55.5 +0.8%
1964 55.92 +0.7%
1965 56.69 +1.4%
1966 57.36 +1.2%
1967 57.96 +1.1%
1968 58.22 +0.5%
1969 58.41 +0.3%
1970 58.89 +0.8%
1971 59.41 +0.9%
1972 60.05 +1.1%
1973 60.52 +0.8%
1974 61.18 +1.1%
1975 61.88 +1.1%
1976 62.47 +1.0%
1977 62.99 +0.8%
1978 63.43 +0.7%
1979 63.86 +0.7%
1980 64.28 +0.7%
1981 64.72 +0.7%
1982 65.26 +0.8%
1983 65.76 +0.8%
1984 66.21 +0.7%
1985 66.77 +0.8%
1986 67.38 +0.9%
1987 67.9 +0.8%
1988 68.3 +0.6%
1989 68.62 +0.5%
1990 69.03 +0.6%
1991 69.37 +0.5%
1992 69.66 +0.4%
1993 69.96 +0.4%
1994 70.3 +0.5%
1995 70.7 +0.6%
1996 71.09 +0.5%
1997 71.47 +0.5%
1998 71.79 +0.4%
1999 72.2 +0.6%
2000 72.56 +0.5%
2001 72.91 +0.5%
2002 73.11 +0.3%
2003 73.31 +0.3%
2004 73.43 +0.2%
2005 73.63 +0.3%
2006 73.75 +0.2%
2007 73.8 +0.1%
2008 73.69 -0.1%
2009 73.63 -0.1%
2010 73.72 +0.1%
2011 73.92 +0.3%
2012 74.13 +0.3%
2013 74.29 +0.2%
2014 74.4 +0.2%
2015 74.43 +0.0%
2016 74.38 -0.1%
2017 74.26 -0.2%
2018 74.3 +0.1%
2019 74.53 +0.3%
2020 70.45 -5.5%
2021 69.75 -1.0%
2022 73.97 +6.1%
2023 75.07 +1.5%

Mexico compared with similar countries

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1890s 26.64 23.29 29.52 7
1900s 27.84 25 29.21 10
1910s 28 28 28 1
1920s 34.38 32.1 40.3 9
1930s 38.6 34 45.5 10
1940s 43.68 39 48.3 10
1950s 48.52 43.84 52.66 10
1960s 56.31 53.57 58.41 10
1970s 61.47 58.89 63.86 10
1980s 66.52 64.28 68.62 10
1990s 70.56 69.03 72.2 10
2000s 73.38 72.56 73.8 10
2010s 74.24 73.72 74.53 10
2020s 72.31 69.75 75.07 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 118 Morocco 75.31 compare
  2. 119 Cook Islands 75.28 compare
  3. 120 Grenada 75.21 compare
  4. 122 Nicaragua 74.95 compare
  5. 123 Mauritius 74.93 compare
  6. 124 Bangladesh 74.67 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at different ages in Mexico?
Life expectancy at different ages in Mexico was 75.07 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 75.07 in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 23.29 in 1893.
How does Mexico rank for life expectancy at different ages?
Mexico ranks 121st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at different ages 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Life expectancy at different ages
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Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
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