Peru - Life expectancy at birth 1997

Life expectancy increases in Peru

In 1997 the life expectancy in Peru increased to 68.61 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 71.21 years and for men 66.14 years.

Peru’s position improvened with respect to the 193 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 103th in 1996 to 101th in 1997.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Peru over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 1996, when it was 68.15 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1987, when it was 62.8 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Peru. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Peru in Peruvian economy.

Peru - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
1997	71.21	66.14	68.61
1996	70.75	65.68	68.15
1995	70.25	65.18	67.64
1994	69.81	64.78	67.23
1993	69.36	64.15	66.68
1992	68.93	63.54	66.15
1991	68.20	62.84	65.43
1990	67.97	62.43	65.11
1989	67.34	61.58	64.35
1988	66.56	60.86	63.60
1987	65.77	60.07	62.80
1986	64.98	59.30	62.02
1985	64.25	58.58	61.29
1984	63.60	57.61	60.47
1983	63.00	57.55	60.16
1982	62.57	57.66	60.02
1981	62.21	57.66	59.85
1980	61.82	57.52	59.59
1979	61.41	57.34	59.30
1978	60.99	57.09	58.97
1977	60.55	56.80	58.62
1976	60.13	56.51	58.27
1975	59.70	56.21	57.91
1974	59.20	55.86	57.48
1973	58.72	55.53	57.09
1972	58.30	55.25	56.74
1971	57.63	54.76	56.16
1970	47.51	46.82	47.16
1969	56.57	53.99	55.26
1968	56.00	53.54	54.75
1967	55.42	53.06	54.22
1966	54.85	52.58	53.70
1965	54.34	52.06	53.18
1964	53.84	51.63	52.72
1963	53.33	51.10	52.20
1962	52.40	50.24	51.31
1961	52.24	49.97	51.09
1960	51.65	49.37	50.50

Peru - Life expectancy at birth