# List of South American countries by life expectancy

This is a list of South American countries by life expectancy.

## United Nations (2023)

Estimation of the analytical agency of the UN.

### UN: Estimate of life expectancy for various ages in 2023

| Countries and territories | Life expectancy for population in general | Life expectancy for population in general | Life expectancy for population in general | Life expectancy for population in general | Life expectancy for population in general | Life expectancy for population in general | Life expectancy for population in general | Life expectancy for male | Life expectancy for male | Life expectancy for male | Life expectancy for male | Life expectancy for female | Life expectancy for female | Life expectancy for female | Life expectancy for female | Sex gap | Sex gap | Sex gap | Sex gap | Population (thous.) |
| Countries and territories | at birth | bonus 0→15 | at 15 | bonus 15→65 | at 65 | bonus 65→80 | at 80 | at birth | at 15 | at 65 | at 80 | at birth | at 15 | at 65 | at 80 | at birth | at 15 | at 65 | at 80 | Population (thous.) |
| Chile | 81.17 | 0.52 | 66.68 | 3.91 | 20.59 | 4.52 | 10.11 | 79.24 | 64.79 | 19.59 | 9.66 | 83.08 | 68.56 | 21.49 | 10.46 | 3.84 | 3.77 | 1.89 | 0.81 | 19659 |
| Falkland Islands | 79.21 | 0.96 | 65.17 | 2.98 | 18.16 | 4.84 | 8.00 | 77.15 | 63.09 | 16.45 | 7.07 | 81.24 | 67.22 | 19.68 | 8.84 | 4.09 | 4.12 | 3.23 | 1.77 | 3 |
| Uruguay | 78.14 | 0.61 | 63.75 | 5.19 | 18.94 | 5.90 | 9.84 | 74.19 | 59.82 | 16.02 | 7.72 | 81.92 | 67.51 | 21.31 | 11.06 | 7.73 | 7.69 | 5.29 | 3.34 | 3388 |
| Peru | 77.74 | 1.38 | 64.11 | 5.42 | 19.54 | 5.19 | 9.73 | 75.41 | 61.88 | 18.12 | 8.60 | 80.12 | 66.40 | 20.90 | 10.72 | 4.71 | 4.52 | 2.78 | 2.12 | 33846 |
| Colombia | 77.72 | 1.13 | 63.85 | 4.53 | 18.38 | 4.43 | 7.80 | 74.95 | 61.15 | 16.86 | 6.79 | 80.45 | 66.49 | 19.70 | 8.53 | 5.50 | 5.34 | 2.84 | 1.75 | 52321 |
| Argentina | 77.39 | 0.93 | 63.32 | 4.79 | 18.11 | 5.65 | 8.76 | 74.81 | 60.76 | 16.20 | 7.66 | 79.88 | 65.77 | 19.72 | 9.44 | 5.07 | 5.01 | 3.51 | 1.78 | 45538 |
| Ecuador | 77.39 | 1.12 | 63.51 | 5.24 | 18.75 | 4.58 | 8.34 | 74.66 | 60.86 | 17.25 | 7.32 | 80.14 | 66.17 | 20.10 | 9.09 | 5.47 | 5.32 | 2.86 | 1.77 | 17980 |
| French Guiana | 76.98 | 0.90 | 62.88 | 3.83 | 16.70 | 5.30 | 7.01 | 74.13 | 60.22 | 15.11 | 6.18 | 79.99 | 65.67 | 18.40 | 7.73 | 5.86 | 5.45 | 3.29 | 1.55 | 303 |
| South America | 76.21 | 1.30 | 62.51 | 5.58 | 18.09 | 5.10 | 8.19 | 73.26 | 59.64 | 16.59 | 7.38 | 79.18 | 65.39 | 19.40 | 8.76 | 5.92 | 5.75 | 2.81 | 1.37 | 433024 |
| Brazil | 75.85 | 1.17 | 62.02 | 5.77 | 17.79 | 4.97 | 7.77 | 72.76 | 59.01 | 16.39 | 7.13 | 78.98 | 65.06 | 19.03 | 8.23 | 6.22 | 6.05 | 2.64 | 1.10 | 211141 |
| Paraguay | 73.84 | 1.44 | 60.29 | 5.96 | 16.25 | 6.21 | 7.46 | 70.89 | 57.42 | 14.73 | 6.62 | 76.95 | 63.29 | 17.65 | 8.07 | 6.07 | 5.87 | 2.92 | 1.46 | 6844 |
| Suriname | 73.63 | 1.41 | 60.04 | 6.85 | 16.89 | 6.40 | 8.28 | 70.46 | 56.93 | 14.72 | 6.85 | 76.83 | 63.16 | 18.67 | 9.20 | 6.38 | 6.23 | 3.94 | 2.35 | 629 |
| World | 73.17 | 3.29 | 61.46 | 6.11 | 17.57 | 5.75 | 8.31 | 70.55 | 58.91 | 16.01 | 7.43 | 75.89 | 64.09 | 18.98 | 8.96 | 5.34 | 5.18 | 2.97 | 1.53 | 8091735 |
| Venezuela | 72.51 | 1.62 | 59.14 | 7.39 | 16.53 | 5.36 | 6.89 | 68.72 | 55.42 | 14.92 | 6.21 | 76.50 | 63.02 | 17.92 | 7.34 | 7.78 | 7.60 | 3.00 | 1.14 | 28301 |
| Guyana | 70.18 | 2.00 | 57.18 | 8.15 | 15.33 | 7.60 | 7.93 | 66.51 | 53.64 | 13.44 | 6.86 | 73.94 | 60.78 | 17.01 | 8.68 | 7.44 | 7.14 | 3.57 | 1.81 | 826 |
| Bolivia | 68.58 | 3.64 | 57.22 | 7.73 | 14.94 | 7.08 | 7.02 | 66.13 | 54.96 | 13.99 | 6.55 | 71.14 | 59.55 | 15.78 | 7.35 | 5.02 | 4.59 | 1.79 | 0.79 | 12244 |

### UN: Change of life expectancy from 2019 to 2023

| Countries and territories | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | Historical data | Historical data | Historical data | Historical data | Historical data | Historical data | Historical data | Historical data | Historical data | Recovery from COVID-19: 2019→2023 | Population (thous.) |
| Countries and territories | All | Male | Female | Sex gap | 2019 | 2019 →2020 | 2020 | 2020 →2021 | 2021 | 2021 →2022 | 2022 | 2022 →2023 | 2023 | Recovery from COVID-19: 2019→2023 | Population (thous.) |
| Chile | 81.17 | 79.24 | 83.08 | 3.84 | 80.32 | −0.97 | 79.35 | −0.47 | 78.88 | 0.30 | 79.18 | 1.99 | 81.17 | 0.84 | 19659 |
| Falkland Islands | 79.21 | 77.15 | 81.24 | 4.09 | 78.61 | 0.16 | 78.78 | 0.21 | 78.99 | 0.06 | 79.05 | 0.17 | 79.21 | 0.60 | 3 |
| Uruguay | 78.14 | 74.19 | 81.92 | 7.73 | 77.50 | 0.88 | 78.38 | −2.95 | 75.43 | 1.03 | 76.47 | 1.67 | 78.14 | 0.64 | 3388 |
| Peru | 77.74 | 75.41 | 80.12 | 4.71 | 76.28 | −2.44 | 73.83 | −2.24 | 71.60 | 5.24 | 76.83 | 0.91 | 77.74 | 1.47 | 33846 |
| Colombia | 77.72 | 74.95 | 80.45 | 5.50 | 76.79 | −2.04 | 74.76 | −2.06 | 72.70 | 3.81 | 76.51 | 1.22 | 77.72 | 0.93 | 52321 |
| Argentina | 77.39 | 74.81 | 79.88 | 5.07 | 76.85 | −0.97 | 75.88 | −1.93 | 73.95 | 1.86 | 75.81 | 1.59 | 77.39 | 0.55 | 45538 |
| Ecuador | 77.39 | 74.66 | 80.14 | 5.47 | 77.29 | −5.28 | 72.00 | 0.74 | 72.75 | 3.83 | 76.58 | 0.81 | 77.39 | 0.11 | 17980 |
| French Guiana | 76.98 | 74.13 | 79.99 | 5.86 | 76.57 | 0.94 | 77.51 | −3.31 | 74.19 | 2.60 | 76.79 | 0.18 | 76.98 | 0.41 | 303 |
| Brazil | 75.85 | 72.76 | 78.98 | 6.22 | 75.81 | −1.30 | 74.51 | −1.47 | 73.04 | 1.83 | 74.87 | 0.98 | 75.85 | 0.04 | 211141 |
| Paraguay | 73.84 | 70.89 | 76.95 | 6.07 | 73.67 | −0.95 | 72.72 | −4.61 | 68.11 | 4.21 | 72.32 | 1.52 | 73.84 | 0.18 | 6844 |
| Suriname | 73.63 | 70.46 | 76.83 | 6.38 | 71.77 | 0.55 | 72.32 | −3.38 | 68.94 | 4.31 | 73.25 | 0.38 | 73.63 | 1.86 | 629 |
| Venezuela | 72.51 | 68.72 | 76.50 | 7.78 | 72.77 | −0.40 | 72.37 | −0.83 | 71.54 | 1.03 | 72.57 | −0.05 | 72.51 | −0.25 | 28301 |
| Guyana | 70.18 | 66.51 | 73.94 | 7.44 | 69.07 | −1.32 | 67.75 | −3.43 | 64.32 | 5.57 | 69.89 | 0.29 | 70.18 | 1.11 | 826 |
| Bolivia | 68.58 | 66.13 | 71.14 | 5.02 | 67.82 | −4.91 | 62.91 | −1.48 | 61.43 | 6.01 | 67.43 | 1.15 | 68.58 | 0.76 | 12244 |

## World Bank Group (2022)

Estimation of the World Bank Group for 2022. The data is filtered according to the list of countries in South America. The values in the World Bank Group tables are rounded. All calculations are based on raw data, so due to the nuances of rounding, in some places illusory inconsistencies of indicators arose, with a size of 0.01 year.
In 2014, some of the world's leading countries had a local peak in life expectancy, so this year is chosen for comparison with 2019 and 2022.
| Countries and territories | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | Historical data | Historical data | Historical data | Historical data | Historical data | Historical data | Historical data | Historical data | Historical data | recovery from COVID-19: 2019→2022 |
| Countries and territories | All | Male | Female | Sex gap | 2014 | 2014 →2019 | 2019 | 2019 →2020 | 2020 | 2020 →2021 | 2021 | 2021 →2022 | 2022 | recovery from COVID-19: 2019→2022 |
| Chile | 79.52 | 77.16 | 81.88 | 4.72 | 79.47 | 0.85 | 80.33 | −0.95 | 79.38 | −0.43 | 78.94 | 0.58 | 79.52 | −0.81 |
| Uruguay | 78.00 | 74.15 | 81.69 | 7.54 | 77.37 | 0.14 | 77.51 | 0.92 | 78.43 | −2.99 | 75.44 | 2.56 | 78.00 | 0.49 |
| Ecuador | 77.89 | 75.31 | 80.48 | 5.17 | 76.62 | 0.67 | 77.30 | −5.14 | 72.15 | 1.52 | 73.67 | 4.22 | 77.89 | 0.60 |
| Argentina | 76.06 | 72.85 | 79.28 | 6.43 | 76.75 | 0.53 | 77.28 | −1.39 | 75.89 | −0.50 | 75.39 | 0.67 | 76.06 | −1.22 |
| Colombia | 73.66 | 70.32 | 77.14 | 6.82 | 76.04 | 0.71 | 76.75 | −1.98 | 74.77 | −1.94 | 72.83 | 0.83 | 73.66 | −3.09 |
| Brazil | 73.42 | 70.30 | 76.60 | 6.30 | 74.31 | 1.03 | 75.34 | −1.33 | 74.01 | −1.26 | 72.75 | 0.67 | 73.42 | −1.91 |
| Peru | 73.39 | 71.33 | 75.50 | 4.16 | 75.33 | 0.82 | 76.16 | −2.49 | 73.67 | −1.29 | 72.38 | 1.01 | 73.39 | −2.77 |
| World | 72.00 | 69.60 | 74.53 | 4.93 | 71.88 | 1.10 | 72.98 | −0.74 | 72.24 | −0.92 | 71.33 | 0.67 | 72.00 | −0.98 |
| Venezuela | 71.11 | 66.88 | 75.66 | 8.78 | 72.85 | −0.69 | 72.16 | −1.07 | 71.09 | −0.54 | 70.55 | 0.55 | 71.11 | −1.06 |
| Paraguay | 70.47 | 67.64 | 73.57 | 5.93 | 72.88 | 0.74 | 73.62 | −0.44 | 73.18 | −2.92 | 70.26 | 0.21 | 70.47 | −3.15 |
| Suriname | 70.29 | 67.19 | 73.58 | 6.39 | 69.78 | 2.46 | 72.24 | 0.32 | 72.56 | −2.29 | 70.27 | 0.02 | 70.29 | −1.95 |
| Guyana | 65.99 | 62.78 | 69.40 | 6.62 | 67.88 | 1.24 | 69.12 | −0.64 | 68.49 | −2.81 | 65.67 | 0.32 | 65.99 | −3.13 |
| Bolivia | 64.93 | 62.27 | 67.91 | 5.64 | 67.16 | 0.68 | 67.84 | −3.37 | 64.47 | −0.84 | 63.63 | 1.30 | 64.93 | −2.91 |

## WHO (2019)

Estimation of the World Health Organization for 2019.
| Countries | Life expectancy at birth | Life expectancy at birth | Life expectancy at birth | Life expectancy at birth | Life expectancy at birth | HALE at birth | HALE at birth | HALE at birth | HALE at birth | HALE at birth | Life expectancy at age 60 | Life expectancy at age 60 | Life expectancy at age 60 | Life expectancy at age 60 | Life expectancy at age 60 | HALE at age 60 | HALE at age 60 | HALE at age 60 | HALE at age 60 | HALE at age 60 |
| Countries | All | M | F | FΔM | Δ 2000 | All | M | F | FΔM | Δ 2000 | All | M | F | FΔM | Δ 2000 | All | M | F | FΔM | Δ 2000 |
| Chile | 80.7 | 78.1 | 83.2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 70.0 | 69.0 | 71.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 24.3 | 22.4 | 25.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 18.4 | 17.3 | 19.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Peru | 79.9 | 78.5 | 81.3 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 69.5 | 69.2 | 69.8 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 24.4 | 23.7 | 25.1 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Colombia | 79.3 | 76.7 | 81.9 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 69.0 | 67.4 | 70.5 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 24.0 | 22.5 | 25.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 18.1 | 17.1 | 18.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Ecuador | 78.4 | 76.4 | 80.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 68.5 | 67.7 | 69.3 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 23.2 | 22.0 | 24.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 17.6 | 17.0 | 18.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Americas | 77.2 | 74.5 | 79.8 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 66.2 | 64.8 | 67.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 22.7 | 21.2 | 24.0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 16.6 | 15.7 | 17.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 |
| Uruguay | 77.1 | 73.5 | 80.6 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 67.5 | 65.4 | 69.5 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 21.7 | 19.0 | 24.0 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 16.6 | 14.9 | 18.2 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
| Argentina | 76.6 | 73.5 | 79.5 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 67.1 | 65.4 | 68.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 21.1 | 18.8 | 23.1 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 16.3 | 14.8 | 17.6 | 2.8 | 0.7 |
| Brazil | 75.9 | 72.4 | 79.4 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 65.4 | 63.4 | 67.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 21.9 | 20.1 | 23.5 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 16.4 | 15.2 | 17.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Paraguay | 75.8 | 73.1 | 78.8 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 65.8 | 64.5 | 67.3 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 21.8 | 20.2 | 23.5 | 3.3 | −0.2 | 16.5 | 15.4 | 17.6 | 2.2 | −0.3 |
| Venezuela | 73.9 | 69.9 | 78.2 | 8.3 | −0.2 | 64.4 | 61.9 | 67.1 | 5.2 | −0.3 | 21.7 | 19.7 | 23.6 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 16.3 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 2.5 | 0.3 |
| World | 73.3 | 70.8 | 75.9 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 63.7 | 62.5 | 64.9 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 21.1 | 19.5 | 22.7 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 15.8 | 14.8 | 16.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Bolivia | 72.1 | 71.1 | 73.1 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 63.3 | 63.2 | 63.3 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 18.6 | 18.0 | 19.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Suriname | 71.5 | 68.5 | 74.6 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 62.4 | 60.7 | 64.2 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 18.5 | 16.4 | 20.5 | 4.1 | −0.4 | 14.1 | 12.6 | 15.4 | 2.8 | −0.4 |
| Guyana | 65.7 | 62.5 | 69.4 | 6.9 | 2.7 | 57.2 | 55.1 | 59.7 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 16.6 | 15.1 | 18.1 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 13.6 | 2.1 | 0.4 |
* Life expectancy and HALE in countries of America in 2019
* Elaboration by sex

## Charts

* Comparison of life expectancy in some countries of South America