Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Peru
Peru: Remaining life expectancy at different ages females was 10.72 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Peru, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 10.72 for remaining life expectancy at different ages females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.7% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Peru peaked at 10.72 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.95, in 1970.
That places Peru 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.11 | — |
| 1951 | 5.16 | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 5.17 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 5.17 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 5.18 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 5.19 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 5.2 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 5.21 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 5.21 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 5.21 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 5.21 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 5.22 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 5.22 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 5.26 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 5.28 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 5.29 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 5.3 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 5.31 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 5.32 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 5.33 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 4.95 | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 5.33 | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 5.34 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 5.34 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5.35 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 5.36 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 5.36 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 5.37 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 5.39 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 5.41 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 5.44 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 5.47 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 5.49 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 5.51 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 5.53 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 5.54 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.56 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 5.59 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 5.62 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 5.66 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 5.7 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 5.73 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 5.78 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 5.83 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 5.89 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 5.93 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 5.97 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 6.03 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 6.1 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 6.19 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 6.41 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 6.71 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 7.09 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 7.37 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 7.66 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 7.96 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 8.13 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 8.24 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 8.34 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.33 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.57 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 8.72 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 9.19 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 9.5 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 9.91 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 10.05 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 10.03 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.92 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.61 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 9.69 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.17 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 7.9 | -22.4% |
| 2022 | 8.33 | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 10.72 | +28.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 10.72 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.76, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 10.72 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.38, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +28.7% | 8.33 | 10.72 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.18 | 5.11 | 5.21 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.27 | 5.21 | 5.33 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.32 | 4.95 | 5.41 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.54 | 5.44 | 5.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.92 | 5.7 | 6.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.62 | 6.41 | 8.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.52 | 8.57 | 10.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.28 | 7.9 | 10.72 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 24 Cayman Islands 10.79 compare
- 25 Liechtenstein 10.75 compare
- 26 Australia 10.74 compare
- 28 Vatican 10.64 compare
- 29 Switzerland 10.63 compare
- 30 Costa Rica 10.6 compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Peru?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Peru was 10.72 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 10.72 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.95 in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages females?
- Peru ranks 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages females rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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