Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) in Mexico
Mexico: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) was -6.5 Years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Mexico, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
Mexico recorded -6.5 Years for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in 2025.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Mexico peaked at -3.3 Years in 1961 and was at its lowest, -8.7 Years, in 2020.
That places Mexico 35th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -3.4 Years | — |
| 1961 | -3.3 Years | -2.9% |
| 1962 | -3.4 Years | +3.0% |
| 1963 | -3.4 Years | -0.0% |
| 1964 | -3.5 Years | +2.9% |
| 1965 | -3.6 Years | +2.9% |
| 1966 | -3.7 Years | +2.8% |
| 1967 | -3.9 Years | +5.4% |
| 1968 | -4.1 Years | +5.1% |
| 1969 | -4.2 Years | +2.4% |
| 1970 | -4.7 Years | +11.9% |
| 1971 | -4.4 Years | -6.4% |
| 1972 | -4.7 Years | +6.8% |
| 1973 | -4.9 Years | +4.3% |
| 1974 | -5 Years | +2.0% |
| 1975 | -5.3 Years | +6.0% |
| 1976 | -5.5 Years | +3.8% |
| 1977 | -5.7 Years | +3.6% |
| 1978 | -5.9 Years | +3.5% |
| 1979 | -6 Years | +1.7% |
| 1980 | -6.1 Years | +1.7% |
| 1981 | -6.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -6.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -6 Years | -1.6% |
| 1984 | -5.9 Years | -1.7% |
| 1985 | -5.8 Years | -1.7% |
| 1986 | -5.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -5.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -5.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -5.7 Years | -1.7% |
| 1990 | -7 Years | +22.8% |
| 1991 | -6 Years | -14.3% |
| 1992 | -6 Years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -5.7 Years | -5.0% |
| 1994 | -5.6 Years | -1.8% |
| 1995 | -5.5 Years | -1.8% |
| 1996 | -5.4 Years | -1.8% |
| 1997 | -5.5 Years | +1.9% |
| 1998 | -5.6 Years | +1.8% |
| 1999 | -5.4 Years | -3.6% |
| 2000 | -5.4 Years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -5.3 Years | -1.9% |
| 2002 | -5.3 Years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -5.3 Years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -5.2 Years | -1.9% |
| 2005 | -5.2 Years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -5.3 Years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | -5.3 Years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -5.8 Years | +9.4% |
| 2009 | -6 Years | +3.4% |
| 2010 | -5.8 Years | -3.3% |
| 2011 | -5.9 Years | +1.7% |
| 2012 | -5.8 Years | -1.7% |
| 2013 | -5.6 Years | -3.4% |
| 2014 | -5.4 Years | -3.6% |
| 2015 | -5.4 Years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -5.7 Years | +5.6% |
| 2017 | -5.9 Years | +3.5% |
| 2018 | -6.1 Years | +3.4% |
| 2019 | -6.2 Years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | -8.7 Years | +40.3% |
| 2021 | -8.2 Years | -5.7% |
| 2022 | -6.3 Years | -23.2% |
| 2023 | -6.4 Years | +1.6% |
| 2024 | -6.4 Years | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -6.5 Years | +1.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's -6.5 Years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -5.95 Years, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Mexico's -6.5 Years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -5 Years, 1.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -40.3% | -6.2 Years | -8.7 Years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.65 Years | -4.2 Years | -3.3 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | -5.21 Years | -6 Years | -4.4 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | -5.91 Years | -6.1 Years | -5.7 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | -5.77 Years | -7 Years | -5.4 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.41 Years | -6 Years | -5.2 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.78 Years | -6.2 Years | -5.4 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.08 Years | -8.7 Years | -6.3 Years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Mexico?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Mexico was -6.5 Years in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was -3.3 Years in 1961.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.7 Years in 2020.
- How does Mexico rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Mexico ranks 35th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female). 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.