Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Peru
Peru: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy 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
46.03 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Peru, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Peru stood at 77.74 years. That is the highest value across all 74 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, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Peru peaked at 77.74 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.03 years, in 1950.
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 74 years of available data.
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Peru, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 46.03 years | — |
| 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 | 63.41 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 | 76.28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 63.41 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 | 76.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75 years | 71.6 years | 77.74 years | 4 |
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- 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)
- 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 share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Peru?
- Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Peru was 77.74 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 77.74 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.03 years in 1950.
- How does Peru rank for share in poverty vs. life expectancy?
- Peru ranks 80th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in poverty vs. 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.