Life expectancy at birth (years)
Definition
How many years a person born in the year would live on average if that year's age-specific mortality rates held throughout their life. Estimate from the UN Population Division (World Population Prospects).
- Formula
- e₀ = T₀ / l₀, computed from a period life table.
- Unit
- years
- License
- CC-BY-4.0
Life expectancy at birth (years)
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Chile
- Colombia
- Mexico
- Latin America & Caribbean
- World
- Life expectancy at birth (years)
- Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators · Source version: 2026-10-08 · Collected on: 2026-11-01 · License: CC-BY-4.0
· Paper behind the metric: Oeppen, J
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View the data as a table
| Year | Brazil | Argentina | Chile | Colombia | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 59.6 | 67.0 | 66.0 | 64.0 | 61.9 | 61.6 | 60.1 |
| 1976 | 60.0 | 67.0 | 66.8 | 64.6 | 62.5 | 61.9 | 60.5 |
| 1977 | 60.5 | 67.6 | 67.5 | 65.2 | 63.0 | 62.5 | 61.0 |
| 1978 | 60.9 | 68.0 | 68.0 | 65.8 | 63.4 | 63.0 | 61.4 |
| 1979 | 61.4 | 68.4 | 68.9 | 66.2 | 63.9 | 63.3 | 61.8 |
| 1980 | 61.8 | 68.6 | 69.5 | 66.7 | 64.3 | 63.6 | 62.2 |
| 1981 | 62.3 | 68.9 | 69.8 | 67.2 | 64.7 | 64.1 | 62.5 |
| 1982 | 62.7 | 69.0 | 70.3 | 67.9 | 65.3 | 64.4 | 62.9 |
| 1983 | 63.1 | 69.3 | 70.8 | 68.1 | 65.8 | 64.9 | 63.1 |
| 1984 | 63.6 | 69.4 | 71.2 | 68.3 | 66.2 | 65.3 | 63.4 |
| 1985 | 64.0 | 69.9 | 71.6 | 65.4 | 66.8 | 65.5 | 63.7 |
| 1986 | 64.4 | 70.3 | 72.1 | 68.3 | 67.4 | 66.1 | 64.1 |
| 1987 | 64.8 | 70.7 | 72.5 | 68.2 | 67.9 | 66.5 | 64.5 |
| 1988 | 65.2 | 71.1 | 72.8 | 68.3 | 68.3 | 66.8 | 64.7 |
| 1989 | 65.5 | 71.5 | 73.2 | 68.6 | 68.6 | 67.2 | 65.0 |
| 1990 | 65.9 | 71.6 | 73.7 | 68.7 | 69.0 | 67.5 | 65.1 |
| 1991 | 66.2 | 72.0 | 74.1 | 68.8 | 69.4 | 67.8 | 65.3 |
| 1992 | 66.5 | 72.1 | 74.4 | 68.8 | 69.7 | 68.1 | 65.5 |
| 1993 | 66.9 | 72.3 | 74.7 | 69.1 | 70.0 | 68.4 | 65.7 |
| 1994 | 67.3 | 72.7 | 75.0 | 69.4 | 70.3 | 68.8 | 66.0 |
| 1995 | 67.7 | 72.9 | 75.3 | 69.8 | 70.7 | 69.2 | 66.2 |
| 1996 | 68.1 | 73.1 | 75.6 | 70.2 | 71.1 | 69.6 | 66.5 |
| 1997 | 68.5 | 73.4 | 75.8 | 70.6 | 71.5 | 70.0 | 66.8 |
| 1998 | 68.8 | 73.4 | 76.3 | 70.9 | 71.8 | 70.2 | 67.1 |
| 1999 | 69.2 | 73.7 | 76.7 | 70.9 | 72.2 | 70.5 | 67.3 |
| 2000 | 69.6 | 73.9 | 77.1 | 70.9 | 72.6 | 70.9 | 67.7 |
| 2001 | 70.0 | 74.2 | 77.6 | 71.2 | 72.9 | 71.2 | 67.9 |
| 2002 | 70.4 | 74.3 | 77.8 | 71.5 | 73.1 | 71.6 | 68.2 |
| 2003 | 70.9 | 74.3 | 77.9 | 72.3 | 73.3 | 71.9 | 68.5 |
| 2004 | 71.4 | 74.9 | 78.3 | 72.8 | 73.4 | 72.2 | 68.8 |
| 2005 | 71.8 | 75.2 | 78.5 | 73.2 | 73.6 | 72.6 | 69.1 |
| 2006 | 72.3 | 75.3 | 78.5 | 73.5 | 73.7 | 72.8 | 69.5 |
| 2007 | 72.7 | 74.8 | 78.7 | 73.8 | 73.8 | 73.1 | 69.8 |
| 2008 | 73.1 | 75.4 | 78.8 | 74.2 | 73.7 | 73.3 | 70.0 |
| 2009 | 73.5 | 75.6 | 78.9 | 74.5 | 73.6 | 73.4 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 73.8 | 75.7 | 79.1 | 74.9 | 73.7 | 73.4 | 70.7 |
| 2011 | 74.0 | 76.1 | 79.2 | 75.2 | 73.9 | 73.9 | 71.0 |
| 2012 | 74.3 | 75.8 | 79.2 | 75.6 | 74.1 | 74.2 | 71.3 |
| 2013 | 74.6 | 75.8 | 79.6 | 75.8 | 74.3 | 74.4 | 71.5 |
| 2014 | 74.8 | 76.3 | 79.7 | 76.0 | 74.4 | 74.6 | 71.8 |
| 2015 | 75.1 | 76.6 | 80.0 | 76.1 | 74.4 | 74.7 | 72.0 |
| 2016 | 75.1 | 76.1 | 80.3 | 76.2 | 74.4 | 74.7 | 72.2 |
| 2017 | 75.4 | 76.5 | 80.6 | 76.4 | 74.3 | 74.8 | 72.4 |
| 2018 | 75.6 | 76.8 | 80.6 | 76.6 | 74.3 | 75.1 | 72.6 |
| 2019 | 75.8 | 76.8 | 80.3 | 76.8 | 74.5 | 75.2 | 72.9 |
| 2020 | 74.5 | 75.9 | 79.3 | 74.8 | 70.4 | 73.2 | 72.2 |
| 2021 | 73.0 | 73.9 | 78.9 | 72.7 | 69.8 | 71.8 | 71.2 |
| 2022 | 74.9 | 75.8 | 79.2 | 76.5 | 74.0 | 74.6 | 73.0 |
| 2023 | 75.8 | 77.4 | 81.2 | 77.7 | 75.1 | 75.6 | 73.3 |
| 2024 | 76.0 | 77.5 | 81.4 | 77.9 | 75.3 | 75.8 | 73.5 |
Criticisms of the metric
- It is a period measure, not the actual lifespan of a cohort: one-year shocks such as the 2020–2021 pandemic pull it down even if younger cohorts end up living longer.
- Values are interpolated or modeled in years without reliable registration data.
References
- Oeppen, J., & Vaupel, J. W. (2002). Broken limits to life expectancy. Science, 296(5570), 1029–1031. doi:10.1126/science.1069675
- United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects — Methodology. https://population.un.org/wpp/