What is life expectancy in Mexico?

Life expectancy in Mexico was 75.07 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Mexico?

The highest recorded value was 75.07 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Mexico?

The lowest recorded value was 23.29 years in 1893.

How does Mexico rank for life expectancy?

Mexico ranks 121st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Mexico?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Mexico data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Mexico

Name: Life expectancy in Mexico
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mexico: Life expectancy was 75.07 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

75.07 years

Change on year

up 1.5%

World rank

121st

of 236 countries

All-time high

75.07 years

in 2023

All-time low

23.29 years

in 1893

Years of data

121

1893–2023

Life expectancy in Mexico, 1893–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy in Mexico is 75.07 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 121 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Mexico peaked at 75.07 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.29 years, in 1893.

That places Mexico 121st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 121 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1890s	26.64 years	23.29 years	29.52 years	7
1900s	27.84 years	25 years	29.21 years	10
1910s	28 years	28 years	28 years	1
1920s	34.38 years	32.1 years	40.3 years	9
1930s	38.6 years	34 years	45.5 years	10
1940s	43.68 years	39 years	48.3 years	10
1950s	48.52 years	43.84 years	52.66 years	10
1960s	56.31 years	53.57 years	58.41 years	10
1970s	61.47 years	58.89 years	63.86 years	10
1980s	66.52 years	64.28 years	68.62 years	10
1990s	70.56 years	69.03 years	72.2 years	10
2000s	73.38 years	72.56 years	73.8 years	10
2010s	74.24 years	73.72 years	74.53 years	10
2020s	72.31 years	69.75 years	75.07 years	4

Countries ranked near Mexico

118 Morocco 75.31 years compare
119 Cook Islands 75.28 years compare
120 Grenada 75.21 years compare
122 Nicaragua 74.95 years compare
123 Mauritius 74.93 years compare
124 Bangladesh 74.67 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Mexico

Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1.10 million (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
Age dependency ratio 48.4% (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 1.10 million (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1.09 million (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1.07 million (2025)

All data for Mexico →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Mexico?: Life expectancy in Mexico was 75.07 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Mexico?: The highest recorded value was 75.07 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Mexico?: The lowest recorded value was 23.29 years in 1893.
How does Mexico rank for life expectancy?: Mexico ranks 121st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Mexico?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.