Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Puerto Rico

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Puerto Rico was 81.69 years. A difference of +2.26 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Puerto Rico were 78.03 years and 85.24 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Puerto Rico for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Puerto Rico (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Puerto Rico (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	68.63	66.37	71.01
1961	68.53	66.54	70.58
1962	68.86	66.5	71.36
1963	68.73	66	71.67
1964	68.24	65.52	71.15
1965	69.29	66.41	72.39
1966	70.22	67.65	72.93
1967	70.7	67.88	73.69
1968	70.57	67.55	73.79
1969	70.51	68.06	73.02
1970	70.35	67.65	73.14
1971	71.08	67.94	74.42
1972	70.81	67.74	74.03
1973	70.95	67.73	74.33
1974	71.32	68.08	74.73
1975	71.96	68.55	75.56
1976	72.08	68.57	75.77
1977	72.4	69.04	75.9
1978	72.53	68.82	76.44
1979	72.72	69.18	76.39
1980	73.1	69.62	76.69
1981	72.98	69.26	76.86
1982	72.95	69.54	76.43
1983	73.38	69.78	77.07
1984	73.43	70.01	76.9
1985	72.63	69.07	76.29
1986	73.27	69.39	77.3
1987	73.4	69.53	77.41
1988	73.15	69.32	77.1
1989	72.48	69.44	75.49
1990	72.83	69.45	76.22
1991	73.88	69.72	78.21
1992	73.39	69.06	77.93
1993	73.31	68.83	78.04
1994	73.62	69.24	78.19
1995	73.57	69.07	78.28
1996	74	69.72	78.4
1997	74.67	70.58	78.83
1998	74.56	70.19	79.05
1999	75.28	71.43	79.12
2000	75.51	71.72	79.28
2001	75.97	72.07	79.87
2002	76.82	73.07	80.51
2003	76.94	73.33	80.47
2004	76.91	73.3	80.46
2005	76.7	73.09	80.27
2006	77.56	73.95	81.11
2007	77.66	73.91	81.38
2008	78.11	74.63	81.52
2009	78.38	74.71	82.01
2010	78.72	75.2	82.18
2011	78.77	75.12	82.38
2012	79.26	75.79	82.65
2013	80.32	76.99	83.53
2014	80.04	76.47	83.54
2015	80.68	77.21	84.04
2016	80.36	76.83	83.8
2017	79.07	75.82	82.23
2018	81.09	77.45	84.62
2019	81.44	77.66	85.14
2020	80.01	76.02	83.95
2021	79.77	75.66	83.82
2022	79.43	75.28	83.58
2023	81.69	78.03	85.24