Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Latin America & Caribbean

Female life expectancy in Latin America & Caribbean in 2024 — 78.69 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 37.5%.

2024 78.69 years +0.21% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 78.69 years2024
Period minimum 57.25 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Latin America & Caribbean, 1960–20245060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 57.25 years1962: 58.17 years1964: 59.1 years1966: 60.11 years1968: 60.94 years1970: 61.21 years1972: 62.55 years1974: 63.53 years1976: 64.47 years1978: 65.61 years1980: 66.47 years1982: 67.26 years1984: 68.08 years1986: 68.92 years1988: 69.7 years1990: 70.47 years1992: 71.22 years1994: 71.9 years1996: 72.62 years1998: 73.21 years2000: 73.97 years2002: 74.69 years2004: 75.28 years2006: 75.9 years2008: 76.37 years2010: 76.47 years2012: 77.24 years2014: 77.58 years2016: 77.74 years2018: 78.06 years2020: 76.57 years2022: 77.65 years2024: 78.69 years
Change over the period: +21.44 (+37.45%) Average annual rate: 0.5 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 78.69 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 78.69 +0.16 +0.21%
2023 78.53 +0.88 +1.13%
2022 77.65 +2.45 +3.26%
2021 75.19 −1.38 −1.8%
2020 76.57 −1.6 −2.04%
2019 78.17 +0.11 +0.14%
2018 78.06 +0.21 +0.27%
2017 77.85 +0.11 +0.14%
2016 77.74 −0.01 −0.01%
2015 77.75 +0.17 +0.21%
2014 77.58 +0.17 +0.22%
2013 77.41 +0.17 +0.22%
2012 77.24 +0.19 +0.25%
2011 77.05 +0.58 +0.76%
2010 76.47 −0.07 −0.09%
2009 76.54 +0.18 +0.23%
2008 76.37 +0.23 +0.3%
2007 76.14 +0.24 +0.31%
2006 75.9 +0.26 +0.35%
2005 75.64 +0.36 +0.47%
2004 75.28 +0.3 +0.41%
2003 74.98 +0.29 +0.39%
2002 74.69 +0.41 +0.55%
2001 74.28 +0.31 +0.42%
2000 73.97 +0.34 +0.47%
1999 73.62 +0.41 +0.56%
1998 73.21 +0.19 +0.27%
1997 73.02 +0.4 +0.55%
1996 72.62 +0.35 +0.49%
1995 72.27 +0.37 +0.51%
1994 71.9 +0.33 +0.46%
1993 71.57 +0.35 +0.49%
1992 71.22 +0.34 +0.48%
1991 70.88 +0.41 +0.59%
1990 70.47 +0.37 +0.52%
1989 70.1 +0.41 +0.58%
1988 69.7 +0.39 +0.56%
1987 69.31 +0.39 +0.57%
1986 68.92 +0.66 +0.97%
1985 68.25 +0.17 +0.25%
1984 68.08 +0.35 +0.52%
1983 67.73 +0.47 +0.71%
1982 67.26 +0.34 +0.51%
1981 66.91 +0.44 +0.66%
1980 66.47 +0.43 +0.66%
1979 66.04 +0.42 +0.65%
1978 65.61 +0.48 +0.74%
1977 65.13 +0.66 +1.02%
1976 64.47 +0.35 +0.54%
1975 64.12 +0.6 +0.94%
1974 63.53 +0.44 +0.7%
1973 63.08 +0.53 +0.85%
1972 62.55 +0.44 +0.71%
1971 62.11 +0.9 +1.47%
1970 61.21 −0.02 −0.03%
1969 61.23 +0.29 +0.48%
1968 60.94 +0.34 +0.56%
1967 60.6 +0.49 +0.82%
1966 60.11 +0.49 +0.82%
1965 59.62 +0.53 +0.89%
1964 59.1 +0.5 +0.85%
1963 58.59 +0.42 +0.73%
1962 58.17 +0.45 +0.79%
1961 57.72 +0.47 +0.82%
1960 57.25

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.