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Life expectancy (from birth) in Peru from 1870 to 2020*

Characteristic	Life expectancy in years
2020	76.41
2015	75.11
2010	73.66
2005	72.06
2000	70.03
1995	67.63
1990	64.62
1985	61.67
1980	58.84
1975	56.15
1970	52.22
1965	49.64
1960	46.44
1955	44.11
1950	38.06
1945	34.88
1940	33.04
1935	33.24
1930	33.44
1925	33.64
1920	33.04
1915	34.02
1910	34.22
1905	34.42
1900	34.6
1895	34.8
1890	35
1885	35.2
1880	35.4
1875	35.58
1870	35.7

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August 2019

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Peru

Survey time period

1870 to 2020

Supplementary notes

*All data given is an average of the preceding five year period.
Data for the second source can be found .

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In 1870, the average child born in Peru could expect to live to just under the age of 36 years old. This figure would decline slowly throughout the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries, as internal and regional conflicts and economic instability would disrupt and hinder the advancement of Peruvian healthcare. The relatively sharp dip in the late 1910s can be attributed to the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic. Life expectancy would begin to rise in the 1940s, however, a thriving economy and a series of populist policies implemented in this period would see living standards rise across much of the country.

Life expectancy has continuously grown since the 1940s, although at a slower rate than in the 1940s and 1950s. Healthcare advancements and mass immunization have been the driving forces behind Peru's increased life expectancy, due to the drastic decline in child mortality. This growth has continued into the 21^st century, despite political and economic turmoil in recent years, and in 2020, it is estimated that the average person born in Peru will live to just over the age of 76 years.