Life expectancy - Country rankings

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Life expectancy, in years, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 20 countries was 75.61 years. The highest value was in Puerto Rico: 81.9 years and the lowest value was in Haiti: 65.12 years. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: years; Source: The United Nations Population Division
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Countries Life expectancy, 2024 Global rank Available data
Puerto Rico 81.9 1 1960 - 2024
Chile 81.36 2 1960 - 2024
Costa Rica 81 3 1960 - 2024
Panama 79.78 4 1960 - 2024
Uruguay 78.29 5 1960 - 2024
Peru 77.94 6 1960 - 2024
Colombia 77.91 7 1960 - 2024
Ecuador 77.58 8 1960 - 2024
Argentina 77.54 9 1960 - 2024
Brazil 76.02 10 1960 - 2024
Mexico 75.26 11 1960 - 2024
Nicaragua 75.1 12 1960 - 2024
Paraguay 73.98 13 1960 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 73.87 14 1960 - 2024
Honduras 73.04 15 1960 - 2024
Guatemala 72.75 16 1960 - 2024
Venezuela 72.67 17 1960 - 2024
El Salvador 72.3 18 1960 - 2024
Bolivia 68.74 19 1960 - 2024
Haiti 65.12 20 1960 - 2024


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Definition: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

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1. Puerto Rico
2. Chile
3. Costa Rica
4. Panama
5. Uruguay
6. Peru
7. Colombia
8. Ecuador
9. Argentina
10. Brazil
11. Mexico
12. Nicaragua
13. Paraguay
14. Domin. Rep.
15. Honduras
16. Guatemala
17. Venezuela
18. El Salvador
19. Bolivia
20. Haiti
81.90
81.36
81.00
79.78
78.29
77.94
77.91
77.58
77.54
76.02
75.26
75.10
73.98
73.87
73.04
72.75
72.67
72.30
68.74
65.12
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20.5
41
61.4
81.9


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