๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช Life Expectancy of Peru

77.14 years
Average Life Expectancy (both sexes)
74.88 years
Average Life Expectancy Males
79.44 years
Average Life Expectancy Females

The current average life expectancy for Peru in 2024 is 77.1444 years of age. A 0.24% increase from 2023, when the average life expectancy was 76.9567 years, from birth to death. In the future, Peru's average life expectancy is projected to increase to 88.0132 years of age, by the year 2100. A total increase of the average life expectancy for people living in Peru by 14.09% from today's standard. This positive trend can be attributed to technological advancements, a better standard of living, and an icrease in healthcare availability.

Historic Life Expectancy of Peru (1950-2024)

Between 1950 to 2024 the average life expectancy of people living in Peru has increased from 46.2426 to 77.1444 years. That is an 66.83% increase that allow people of the country to live an extra 30.9018 years of life, on average.

Year Life Expectancy (Age) Life Expectancy Male Life Expectancy Female
1950 46.2426 45.1851 47.3161
1951 46.4442 45.3314 47.5771
1952 46.705 45.5942 47.8362
1953 47.0078 45.9241 48.1107
1954 47.3658 46.3116 48.4379
1955 47.7807 46.7384 48.8408
1956 48.2522 47.2011 49.3224
1957 48.7726 47.7003 49.8662
1958 49.3267 48.2298 50.4473
1959 49.9146 48.7968 51.0584
1960 50.4948 49.3707 51.6459
1961 51.0907 49.9702 52.2384
1962 51.3103 50.2438 52.4013
1963 52.2005 51.1031 53.3249
1964 52.7174 51.6248 53.8369
1965 53.1833 52.0604 54.3359
1966 53.699 52.577 54.8512
1967 54.2229 53.0615 55.4182
1968 54.7471 53.5365 55.9965
1969 55.255 53.987 56.5678
1970 47.1602 46.8157 47.507
1971 56.163 54.7621 57.6254
1972 56.7372 55.2499 58.2962
1973 57.0848 55.5313 58.7188
1974 57.4829 55.8578 59.199
1975 57.9047 56.2095 59.7008
1976 58.266 56.512 60.1295
1977 58.6168 56.8016 60.5503
1978 58.9728 57.0882 60.9859
1979 59.3028 57.3362 61.4106
1980 59.5891 57.5206 61.815
1981 59.8469 57.6606 62.2084
1982 60.0151 57.6576 62.5733
1983 60.1607 57.5535 63.0016
1984 60.4669 57.6083 63.5961
1985 61.2918 58.5777 64.2453
1986 62.0241 59.3034 64.9782
1987 62.8041 60.0692 65.7655
1988 63.6014 60.8631 66.5564
1989 64.3524 61.5767 67.3404
1990 65.1059 62.4284 67.9722
1991 65.4342 62.843 68.1966
1992 66.1489 63.5394 68.9256
1993 66.6814 64.1515 69.3607
1994 67.2268 64.7748 69.8096
1995 67.6445 65.1763 70.2534
1996 68.1474 65.6836 70.7524
1997 68.6052 66.138 71.211
1998 69.082 66.6229 71.6726
1999 69.7427 67.2984 72.3094
2000 70.424 68.0296 72.9299
2001 71.0409 68.7579 73.4226
2002 71.6608 69.496 73.9161
2003 72.2166 70.1599 74.3608
2004 72.668 70.6892 74.7366
2005 72.9858 71.0526 75.0153
2006 73.1721 71.2429 75.209
2007 73.2227 71.2719 75.2958
2008 73.3772 71.3833 75.509
2009 73.4661 71.3979 75.673
2010 73.7106 71.623 75.9302
2011 74.1327 72.0857 76.2984
2012 74.544 72.5125 76.6832
2013 74.9668 72.9482 77.0826
2014 75.3334 73.3211 77.4318
2015 75.6206 73.5771 77.7427
2016 75.789 73.6972 77.9528
2017 75.879 73.7288 78.0997
2018 76.0089 73.7997 78.2926
2019 76.1559 73.9044 78.4966
2020 73.6655 70.8078 76.8162
2021 72.3769 70.1206 74.7462
2022 73.3853 71.3318 75.4954
2023 76.9567 74.6888 79.264
2024 77.1444 74.879 79.4437

How is life expectancy calculated?

Life expectancy represent the average number of years of life remaining in a group of people. The numbers above represent life expectancy of the population of Peru, calculated from birth.

Future Life Expectancy of Peru (2024-2100)

Peru's average life expectancy is projected to increase in the future. By the year 2100, the country will have reached an average life expectancy of 88.0132 years of age. An 14.09% increase from today's standard.

Year Life Expectancy (Age) Life Expectancy Male Life Expectancy Female
2024 77.1444 74.879 79.4437
2025 77.3326 75.0703 79.624
2026 77.5198 75.263 79.8009
2027 77.7029 75.4541 79.9716
2028 77.8896 75.6497 80.1453
2029 78.0704 75.8399 80.313
2030 78.2504 76.0285 80.4812
2031 78.4347 76.2206 80.6549
2032 78.6072 76.4028 80.8153
2033 78.7843 76.6 80.9689
2034 78.9599 76.7872 81.1308
2035 79.1353 76.9764 81.2905
2036 79.3062 77.159 81.4481
2037 79.4834 77.3582 81.6008
2038 79.6526 77.5473 81.7483
2039 79.8163 77.7257 81.8959
2040 79.9868 77.9171 82.0439
2041 80.1519 78.1048 82.1845
2042 80.3173 78.2923 82.3264
2043 80.4849 78.4909 82.4605
2044 80.6577 78.6869 82.6086
2045 80.8301 78.8855 82.753
2046 80.9876 79.067 82.8851
2047 81.1521 79.2548 83.025
2048 81.3137 79.4427 83.1585
2049 81.4772 79.6359 83.29
2050 81.6383 79.819 83.4277
2051 81.7977 80.0071 83.556
2052 81.9611 80.2019 83.6859
2053 82.1199 80.3886 83.8148
2054 82.2799 80.5769 83.9448
2055 82.4383 80.7685 84.0679
2056 82.5901 80.9388 84.2003
2057 82.743 81.1223 84.3211
2058 82.8971 81.3055 84.4446
2059 83.0432 81.4794 84.5619
2060 83.1988 81.6609 84.6909
2061 83.3418 81.8291 84.8081
2062 83.4848 81.9944 84.9286
2063 83.625 82.1587 85.0445
2064 83.7661 82.3197 85.1658
2065 83.9011 82.4691 85.2873
2066 84.0338 82.6194 85.4029
2067 84.1725 82.7752 85.5252
2068 84.3038 82.9221 85.6419
2069 84.4339 83.0675 85.7579
2070 84.5645 83.2147 85.8733
2071 84.6878 83.3529 85.9831
2072 84.8187 83.4892 86.1107
2073 84.9445 83.6237 86.2298
2074 85.0637 83.7571 86.3365
2075 85.1856 83.8874 86.4522
2076 85.3076 84.0164 86.5697
2077 85.4299 84.1466 86.6866
2078 85.5526 84.2821 86.7986
2079 85.672 84.4113 86.9105
2080 85.7873 84.5274 87.0279
2081 85.8982 84.645 87.1347
2082 86.0142 84.7634 87.2511
2083 86.1264 84.8786 87.3629
2084 86.2534 85.0101 87.4878
2085 86.3686 85.1372 87.593
2086 86.4735 85.2434 87.6992
2087 86.5894 85.3651 87.8114
2088 86.7014 85.4803 87.9224
2089 86.81 85.5854 88.0373
2090 86.9207 85.7007 88.1452
2091 87.0375 85.8186 88.2629
2092 87.1533 85.9367 88.3783
2093 87.2593 86.0443 88.4847
2094 87.3678 86.1545 88.5931
2095 87.4692 86.2595 88.6924
2096 87.5772 86.366 88.8036
2097 87.6868 86.4765 88.9135
2098 87.7935 86.5882 89.0161
2099 87.9056 86.6963 89.1339
2100 88.0132 86.8074 89.2385

Factors that Affect Life Expectancy

Just like any other region or country, Peru's life expectancy is influenced by a variety of factors, that include both individual and population-level factors. Broadly speaking, life expectancy is most affected by fertility rate, deaths, immigration and emigration. Some of the individual and population-level factors listed below can get you a better insight into its causes and affects of life expectancy.

Healthcare and Medical Advances

Access to quality healthcare, advancements in medical technology, and improvements in disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment play a significant role in increasing life expectancy. This includes vaccinations, antibiotics, surgical procedures, and the management of chronic conditions can greatly increase life expectancy of a country or region.

Socioeconomic Status

Income, education, and occupation are strongly correlated with life expectancy. Higher socioeconomic status typically provides individuals with better access to healthcare, healthier living conditions, and improved overall well-being, contributing to longer life expectancy of a country or region.

Environmental Factors

Environmental conditions can impact life expectancy. Access to clean air, water, and sanitation, as well as exposure to environmental pollutants and hazardous substances, can affect health outcomes and life expectancy.

Social Support and Relationships

Strong social connections, supportive relationships, and community engagement has also been linked to improved health outcomes and increased life expectancy. Social isolation and loneliness, on the other hand, can have negative effects on health and decrease life expectancy.

Access to and Quiality of Education

Education is associated with better health outcomes and increased life expectancy. It promotes healthier behaviors, improves health literacy, and provides individuals with opportunities for better employment and income.

Public Health Measures

Effective public health measures, such as disease surveillance, prevention programs, and health education campaigns, can have a significant impact on life expectancy by reducing the incidence and impact of infectious diseases, promoting healthy behaviors, and improving overall population health.

Immigration and Emigration

Life expectancy of a region or country is also affected by immigration of emigration. If healthier people immigrate or emigrate from a country, the life expectancy numbers of those two regions will be influenced by the movement of said people.

Causes of Positive Life Expectancy of Peru

Causes of Negative Life Expectancy of Peru

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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