Female life expectancy in Puerto Rico in 2024 — 85.38 years. Ranked 21 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 20.2%.
1960–2024 · years
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Puerto Rico
| Year | years | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 85.38 | +0.13 | +0.16% |
| 2023 | 85.24 | +1.66 | +1.99% |
| 2022 | 83.58 | −0.24 | −0.29% |
| 2021 | 83.82 | −0.13 | −0.15% |
| 2020 | 83.95 | −1.19 | −1.4% |
| 2019 | 85.14 | +0.52 | +0.62% |
| 2018 | 84.62 | +2.39 | +2.91% |
| 2017 | 82.23 | −1.58 | −1.88% |
| 2016 | 83.8 | −0.24 | −0.28% |
| 2015 | 84.04 | +0.5 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 83.54 | +0.01 | +0.01% |
| 2013 | 83.53 | +0.88 | +1.06% |
| 2012 | 82.65 | +0.27 | +0.33% |
| 2011 | 82.38 | +0.2 | +0.25% |
| 2010 | 82.18 | +0.17 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 82.01 | +0.49 | +0.61% |
| 2008 | 81.52 | +0.13 | +0.16% |
| 2007 | 81.38 | +0.28 | +0.34% |
| 2006 | 81.11 | +0.84 | +1.05% |
| 2005 | 80.27 | −0.2 | −0.24% |
| 2004 | 80.46 | −0.01 | −0.01% |
| 2003 | 80.47 | −0.04 | −0.05% |
| 2002 | 80.51 | +0.64 | +0.81% |
| 2001 | 79.87 | +0.59 | +0.74% |
| 2000 | 79.28 | +0.16 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 79.12 | +0.08 | +0.09% |
| 1998 | 79.05 | +0.21 | +0.27% |
| 1997 | 78.84 | +0.43 | +0.55% |
| 1996 | 78.4 | +0.12 | +0.15% |
| 1995 | 78.28 | +0.09 | +0.11% |
| 1994 | 78.19 | +0.16 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 78.04 | +0.11 | +0.15% |
| 1992 | 77.93 | −0.28 | −0.36% |
| 1991 | 78.21 | +1.99 | +2.61% |
| 1990 | 76.22 | +0.73 | +0.97% |
| 1989 | 75.49 | −1.61 | −2.09% |
| 1988 | 77.1 | −0.31 | −0.4% |
| 1987 | 77.41 | +0.11 | +0.14% |
| 1986 | 77.3 | +1.02 | +1.33% |
| 1985 | 76.29 | −0.62 | −0.8% |
| 1984 | 76.9 | −0.17 | −0.22% |
| 1983 | 77.07 | +0.64 | +0.84% |
| 1982 | 76.43 | −0.44 | −0.57% |
| 1981 | 76.87 | +0.18 | +0.23% |
| 1980 | 76.69 | +0.3 | +0.39% |
| 1979 | 76.39 | −0.05 | −0.07% |
| 1978 | 76.44 | +0.54 | +0.72% |
| 1977 | 75.9 | +0.13 | +0.17% |
| 1976 | 75.77 | +0.21 | +0.28% |
| 1975 | 75.56 | +0.83 | +1.11% |
| 1974 | 74.73 | +0.4 | +0.54% |
| 1973 | 74.33 | +0.3 | +0.41% |
| 1972 | 74.03 | −0.39 | −0.53% |
| 1971 | 74.42 | +1.28 | +1.75% |
| 1970 | 73.14 | +0.13 | +0.17% |
| 1969 | 73.02 | −0.77 | −1.04% |
| 1968 | 73.79 | +0.1 | +0.13% |
| 1967 | 73.69 | +0.75 | +1.04% |
| 1966 | 72.93 | +0.54 | +0.75% |
| 1965 | 72.39 | +1.24 | +1.74% |
| 1964 | 71.15 | −0.52 | −0.72% |
| 1963 | 71.67 | +0.31 | +0.43% |
| 1962 | 71.36 | +0.78 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 70.58 | −0.43 | −0.6% |
| 1960 | 71.01 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Puerto Rico
85.38
United States Virgin Islands
84.1
Saint Martin
83.96
Cayman Islands
83
Curaçao
80.96
Cuba
80.68
Turks and Caicos Islands
80.45
Antigua and Barbuda
80.45
British Virgin Islands
80.19
Sint Maarten
79.66
Aruba
78.92
Barbados
78.76
Grenada
78.5
Bahamas
78.33
Dominican Republic
77.11
Trinidad and Tobago
76.83
Saint Lucia
76.45
Saint Kitts and Nevis
76.16
Dominica
74.72
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
74.48
Jamaica
74.15
Haiti
68.49
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.
How many years men live on average. Almost everywhere less than women.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.
Mortality Adult mortality rate, femaleHow many women out of a thousand fifteen-year-olds will not live to sixty.
Mortality Maternal mortality ratioThe number of deaths of women from causes related to pregnancy per 100,000 live births.