Life expectancy in Peru
Peru: Life expectancy was 77.74 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Peru, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Peru is 77.74 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Peru peaked at 77.74 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.03 years, in 1950.
That places Peru 80th 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 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.86 years | 46.03 years | 50.04 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 53.36 years | 50.6 years | 55.82 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.09 years | 47.73 years | 59.62 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.55 years | 59.98 years | 63.4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.7 years | 63.98 years | 69.3 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.61 years | 69.82 years | 72.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75 years | 72.89 years | 76.27 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75 years | 71.6 years | 77.74 years | 4 |
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More health data for Peru
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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 in Peru?
- Life expectancy in Peru was 77.74 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 77.74 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.03 years in 1950.
- How does Peru rank for life expectancy?
- Peru ranks 80th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.