Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Peru
Peru: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was 5.2 Years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Peru, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
Peru recorded 5.2 Years for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Peru peaked at 6 Years in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.7 Years, in 1970.
Peru ranks 15th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.33 Years | 2.2 Years | 2.6 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.19 Years | 0.7 Years | 4.1 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.37 Years | 4.3 Years | 6 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.19 Years | 5 Years | 5.5 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.26 Years | 4 Years | 4.9 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.23 Years | 4.9 Years | 5.5 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.28 Years | 5.2 Years | 5.4 Years | 6 |
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More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Peru?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Peru was 5.2 Years in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 6 Years in 1984.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 Years in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Peru ranks 15th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.