Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Peru
Peru: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 77.74 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
77.74 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
80th
of 236 countries
All-time high
77.74 years
in 2023
All-time low
37 years
in 1940
Years of data
75
1940–2023
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Peru, 1940–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Peru recorded 77.74 years for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Peru peaked at 77.74 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37 years, in 1940.
Peru ranks 80th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Peru, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 37 years | — |
| 1950 | 46.03 years | +24.4% |
| 1951 | 46.46 years | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 46.76 years | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 47.1 years | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 47.48 years | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 47.9 years | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 48.38 years | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 48.92 years | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 49.49 years | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 50.04 years | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 50.6 years | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 51.19 years | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 51.53 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 52.6 years | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 53.3 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 53.87 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 54.4 years | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 54.89 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 55.38 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 55.82 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 47.73 years | -14.5% |
| 1971 | 56.49 years | +18.4% |
| 1972 | 56.99 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 57.33 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 57.77 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 58.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 58.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 58.9 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 59.26 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 59.62 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 59.98 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 60.33 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 60.56 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 60.76 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 61.07 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 61.71 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 62.15 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 62.54 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 62.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 63.4 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 63.98 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 64.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 65.03 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 65.73 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 66.54 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 67.22 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 67.85 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 68.32 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 68.72 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 69.3 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 69.82 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 70.31 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 70.81 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 71.28 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 71.45 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 71.99 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 72.34 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 72.75 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 72.74 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 72.63 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 72.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 73.33 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 73.98 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 74.59 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 75.26 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 75.73 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 75.95 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 75.96 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.27 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 73.83 years | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 71.6 years | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 76.83 years | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 77.74 years | +1.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 77.74 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 77.74 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34 years, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 37 years | 37 years | 37 years | 1 |
| 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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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3081 % 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 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.302 % 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 vs. electoral democracy index in Peru?
- Life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Peru was 77.74 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 77.74 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 years in 1940.
- How does Peru rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Peru ranks 80th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.