๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Life Expectancy of South America

76.65 years
Average Life Expectancy (both sexes)
73.54 years
Average Life Expectancy Males
79.74 years
Average Life Expectancy Females

The current average life expectancy for South America in 2024 is 76.6454 years of age. A 0.24% increase from 2023, when the average life expectancy was 76.4588 years, from birth to death. In the future, South America's average life expectancy is projected to increase to 87.8297 years of age, by the year 2100. A total increase of the average life expectancy for people living in South America by 14.59% 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 South America (1950-2024)

Between 1950 to 2024 the average life expectancy of people living in South America has increased from 49.9553 to 76.6454 years. That is an 53.43% increase that allow people of the country to live an extra 26.6901 years of life, on average.

Year Life Expectancy (Age) Life Expectancy Male Life Expectancy Female
1950 49.9553 47.6139 52.5386
1951 50.3507 48.0417 52.8835
1952 50.8828 48.573 53.4086
1953 51.274 48.9679 53.7966
1954 51.8224 49.5127 54.3395
1955 52.1838 49.8405 54.7408
1956 52.7764 50.4404 55.3189
1957 53.1765 50.8767 55.6738
1958 53.805 51.4781 56.3283
1959 54.2326 51.8832 56.7831
1960 54.74 52.3611 57.3237
1961 55.2609 52.8752 57.8485
1962 55.6406 53.2374 58.2464
1963 56.0703 53.6455 58.699
1964 56.5055 54.0726 59.1392
1965 56.9341 54.4887 59.5775
1966 57.3179 54.8589 59.9715
1967 57.6983 55.2195 60.3713
1968 58.0664 55.5573 60.7717
1969 58.3946 55.8851 61.095
1970 58.179 55.7843 60.7402
1971 59.2513 56.7391 61.9385
1972 59.661 57.1078 62.3919
1973 60.1617 57.59 62.9063
1974 60.6174 58.0729 63.3246
1975 61.1553 58.5871 63.885
1976 61.5234 58.9549 64.2485
1977 62.062 59.4463 64.8364
1978 62.5163 59.9015 65.282
1979 62.9512 60.3511 65.694
1980 63.3773 60.7622 66.1318
1981 63.888 61.2312 66.6827
1982 64.2685 61.5693 67.1066
1983 64.6329 61.9011 67.504
1984 64.9812 62.195 67.9115
1985 65.2473 62.5273 68.0928
1986 65.9072 63.1279 68.8125
1987 66.3458 63.5239 69.2938
1988 66.7442 63.8826 69.7317
1989 67.1343 64.2129 70.1854
1990 67.3766 64.294 70.6177
1991 67.7595 64.6593 71.0147
1992 68.1234 65.0122 71.3842
1993 68.4686 65.3383 71.7466
1994 68.9059 65.818 72.1231
1995 69.1851 66.0301 72.4813
1996 69.5655 66.3953 72.8732
1997 69.9038 66.6822 73.2693
1998 70.244 67.0056 73.6216
1999 70.5409 67.2787 73.9424
2000 70.8468 67.3825 74.4923
2001 71.1278 67.6025 74.8422
2002 71.5051 67.9735 75.2184
2003 71.6858 68.2484 75.2756
2004 72.1345 68.6646 75.7542
2005 72.6126 69.1892 76.1638
2006 72.8762 69.4762 76.3934
2007 73.0559 69.6852 76.5379
2008 73.3804 70.0553 76.8001
2009 73.6336 70.3647 76.9812
2010 73.8091 70.5332 77.1655
2011 74.0538 70.8293 77.3446
2012 74.2875 71.028 77.6187
2013 74.5858 71.3981 77.8247
2014 74.8623 71.7298 78.0308
2015 74.9589 71.7681 78.1983
2016 74.9513 71.6776 78.2935
2017 75.2537 72.107 78.4329
2018 75.4434 72.2895 78.6283
2019 75.6449 72.4888 78.8302
2020 74.0485 70.6868 77.5334
2021 72.9158 69.6756 76.277
2022 73.7606 70.6161 76.9795
2023 76.4588 73.3391 79.5716
2024 76.6454 73.5391 79.7421

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 South America, calculated from birth.

Future Life Expectancy of South America (2024-2100)

South America'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 87.8297 years of age. An 14.59% increase from today's standard.

Year Life Expectancy (Age) Life Expectancy Male Life Expectancy Female
2024 76.6454 73.5391 79.7421
2025 76.8331 73.737 79.9174
2026 77.0243 73.9462 80.0874
2027 77.2092 74.1467 80.2541
2028 77.3995 74.3554 80.4229
2029 77.5866 74.5604 80.5895
2030 77.774 74.7688 80.753
2031 77.9585 74.9718 80.9168
2032 78.1426 75.178 81.0764
2033 78.3249 75.3834 81.2333
2034 78.5081 75.5909 81.39
2035 78.69 75.7984 81.5441
2036 78.8724 76.0057 81.7
2037 79.0515 76.2115 81.8508
2038 79.2293 76.4163 82.0004
2039 79.4049 76.6186 82.1482
2040 79.5812 76.8258 82.2924
2041 79.7553 77.0301 82.4355
2042 79.9306 77.2344 82.5812
2043 80.1022 77.4359 82.7224
2044 80.2739 77.6366 82.8648
2045 80.4402 77.8348 82.9989
2046 80.611 78.0361 83.139
2047 80.7788 78.2351 83.2755
2048 80.9477 78.4358 83.4127
2049 81.1154 78.6359 83.548
2050 81.2789 78.8326 83.6785
2051 81.4388 79.0245 83.807
2052 81.6024 79.2195 83.9397
2053 81.7622 79.4118 84.0676
2054 81.9201 79.5967 84.1997
2055 82.0784 79.7855 84.3285
2056 82.2306 79.9646 84.4551
2057 82.3807 80.1443 84.5771
2058 82.5318 80.3169 84.7085
2059 82.6827 80.4953 84.8333
2060 82.8294 80.6662 84.9575
2061 82.9767 80.838 85.0821
2062 83.1216 81.0022 85.2098
2063 83.2621 81.1628 85.3324
2064 83.3993 81.3182 85.4537
2065 83.539 81.4743 85.5791
2066 83.6756 81.6296 85.6989
2067 83.8108 81.7808 85.8204
2068 83.9438 81.9279 85.9417
2069 84.0774 82.0789 86.0594
2070 84.2102 82.2237 86.1828
2071 84.3378 82.3617 86.3024
2072 84.4663 82.5028 86.4203
2073 84.5955 82.6455 86.5376
2074 84.7245 82.7861 86.6571
2075 84.8521 82.9214 86.7791
2076 84.9797 83.0616 86.8958
2077 85.1032 83.1946 87.0117
2078 85.2305 83.3302 87.1323
2079 85.3501 83.4604 87.2429
2080 85.4724 83.591 87.3585
2081 85.5959 83.7207 87.4775
2082 85.7203 83.8507 87.5979
2083 85.839 83.9757 87.712
2084 85.9565 84.0995 87.8245
2085 86.0782 84.2284 87.9401
2086 86.1941 84.35 88.0516
2087 86.3125 84.472 88.1678
2088 86.432 84.5977 88.2821
2089 86.5465 84.7171 88.3931
2090 86.6645 84.839 88.5083
2091 86.7824 84.9642 88.6193
2092 86.9005 85.0863 88.7345
2093 87.0121 85.201 88.8442
2094 87.132 85.325 88.9608
2095 87.245 85.4417 89.071
2096 87.3618 85.5638 89.1832
2097 87.4813 85.6882 89.2982
2098 87.5955 85.8038 89.4121
2099 87.7145 85.9247 89.5299
2100 87.8297 86.0446 89.6409

Factors that Affect Life Expectancy

Just like any other region or country, South America'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 South America

Causes of Negative Life Expectancy of South America

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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