Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Mexico
Mexico: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 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.
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 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,312 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,760 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.8245 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4849 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 340 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 340 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.09 million (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.