Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Peru

Peru: Remaining life expectancy at different ages 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

Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Peru, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages in Peru is 77.74 years, measured in 2023. 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, remaining life expectancy at different ages 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 63.4 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

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 77.85 years compare
  2. 78 Lebanon 77.82 years compare
  3. 79 Jordan 77.81 years compare
  4. 81 Colombia 77.72 years compare
  5. 82 Iran 77.65 years compare
  6. 83 Antigua and Barbuda 77.6 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Peru?
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Peru was 77.74 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 77.74 years in 2023.
What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 46.03 years in 1950.
How does Peru rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
Peru ranks 80th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is remaining life expectancy at different ages 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Remaining life expectancy at different ages
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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