What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Peru?

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Peru was 77.74 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Peru?

The highest recorded value was 77.74 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Peru?

The lowest recorded value was 46.03 years in 1950.

How does Peru rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?

Peru ranks 80th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Peru?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Peru data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Peru

Name: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Peru
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Peru: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 77.74 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

77.74 years

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

80th

of 236 countries

All-time high

77.74 years

in 2023

All-time low

46.03 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Peru, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Peru stood at 77.74 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Peru peaked at 77.74 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.03 years, in 1950.

Peru ranks 80th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	47.86 years	46.03 years	50.04 years	10
1960s	53.36 years	50.6 years	55.82 years	10
1970s	57.09 years	47.73 years	59.62 years	10
1980s	61.55 years	59.98 years	63.41 years	10
1990s	66.7 years	63.98 years	69.3 years	10
2000s	71.61 years	69.82 years	72.75 years	10
2010s	75 years	72.89 years	76.28 years	10
2020s	75 years	71.6 years	77.74 years	4

Countries ranked near Peru

77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 77.85 years compare
78 Lebanon 77.82 years compare
79 Jordan 77.81 years compare
81 Colombia 77.72 years compare
82 Iran 77.65 years compare
83 Antigua and Barbuda 77.6 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Peru

Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 280,585 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 278,441 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 286,617 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 276,774 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 283,003 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 273,311 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 268,335 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above 9.5% (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 276,094 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 288,414 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Peru?: Life expectancy vs. health spending in Peru was 77.74 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Peru?: The highest recorded value was 77.74 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Peru?: The lowest recorded value was 46.03 years in 1950.
How does Peru rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?: Peru ranks 80th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Peru?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.