According to the mortality rate recorded, the average female in Latin America and the Caribbean was expected to live 79 years at the time of her birth. In that year, the average male in the region was expected to live 73 years. The Caribbean and Central American regions had the lowest life expectancy.
Average life expectancy in Latin America and the Caribbean for those born in 2023, by gender and region
(in years)
Average life expectancy of a newborn according to the current mortality rate
Supplementary notes
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Population Reference Bureau. (September 16, 2024). Average life expectancy in Latin America and the Caribbean for those born in 2023, by gender and region (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/274512/life-expectancy-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/
Population Reference Bureau. "Average life expectancy in Latin America and the Caribbean for those born in 2023, by gender and region (in years)." Chart. September 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 19, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/274512/life-expectancy-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/
Population Reference Bureau. (2024). Average life expectancy in Latin America and the Caribbean for those born in 2023, by gender and region (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 19, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/274512/life-expectancy-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/
Population Reference Bureau. "Average Life Expectancy in Latin America and The Caribbean for Those Born in 2023, by Gender and Region (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/274512/life-expectancy-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/
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Average life expectancy in Latin America and the Caribbean for those born in 2023, by gender and region (in years) [Graph], Population Reference Bureau, September 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/274512/life-expectancy-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/
