LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH (YEARS)
Country 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Bahamas 70.2 70.4 70.7 71.0 71.2 71.5 71.7 71.9 72.1 72.4 72.6
Barbados 73.6 73.9 74.2 74.5 74.7 74.9 75.1 75.3 75.5 75.6 75.8
Cuba 74.4 74.6 74.9 75.1 75.2 75.3 75.4 75.5 75.6 75.7 75.8
Dominican Republic 64.6 64.9 65.3 65.7 66.0 66.3 66.7 67.0 67.3 67.6 67.9
Guadeloupe 72.8 73.0 73.3 73.5 73.7 73.9 74.1 74.3 74.5 74.6 74.8
Haiti 53.3 53.7 54.1 54.5 54.9 55.3 55.7 56.1 56.4 56.8 57.2
Jamaica 71.7 71.9 72.2 72.4 72.6 72.9 73.1 73.3 73.5 73.7 73.9
Martinique 74.8 75.0 75.1 75.3 75.5 75.6 75.8 76.0 76.1 76.3 76.4
Trinidad and Tobago 69.1 69.4 69.7 70.0 70.2 70.5 70.7 71.0 71.2 71.4 71.7
CARIBBEAN 64.4 64.7 65.1 65.4 65.7 65.9 66.1 66.4 66.6 66.8 67.0
Costa Rica 74.3 74.6 74.9 75.2 75.4 75.6 75.8 76.0 76.2 76.3 76.4
El Salvador 58.5 59.6 60.7 61.8 62.8 63.6 64.4 65.2 66.0 66.6 67.0
Guatemala 59.8 60.4 61.0 61.6 62.2 62.8 63.4 63.9 64.5 65.0 65.5
Honduras 62.5 62.9 63.3 63.7 64.1 64.5 64.9 65.2 65.6 66.0 66.3
Nicaragua 60.3 60.9 61.5 62.2 62.9 63.7 64.6 65.4 66.3 66.9 67.2
Panama 71.3 71.5 71.7 71.9 72.1 72.2 72.4 72.5 72.7 72.8 72.9
CENTRAL AMERICA 62.0 62.7 63.3 63.9 64.5 65.0 65.5 66.1 66.6 67.1 67.4
Argentina 69.9 70.1 70.3 70.5 70.6 70.8 70.9 71.1 71.3 71.4 71.5
Bolivia 57.0 57.6 58.1 58.6 59.1 59.6 60.0 60.5 60.9 61.4 61.8
Brazil 63.8 64.1 64.4 64.7 65.0 65.3 65.6 65.8 66.1 66.4 66.6
Chile 71.2 71.3 71.4 71.5 71.6 71.7 71.8 71.9 72.0 72.1 72.2
Colombia 67.5 67.7 67.9 68.2 68.4 68.6 68.8 69.0 69.2 69.4 69.6
Ecuador 64.6 64.9 65.1 65.3 65.6 65.8 66.0 66.2 66.5 66.7 66.9
Guyana 61.8 62.2 62.6 63.0 63.4 63.8 64.2 64.6 65.0 65.3 65.7
Paraguay 66.6 66.7 66.8 66.8 66.9 67.0 67.1 67.2 67.3 67.3 67.4
Peru 59.4 60.0 60.6 61.1 61.7 62.4 63.0 63.6 64.3 64.8 65.3
Suriname 67.7 68.0 68.3 68.6 68.9 69.2 69.5 69.8 70.1 70.4 70.6
Uruguay 71.3 71.5 71.7 71.9 72.1 72.1 72.2 72.3 72.4 72.5 72.6
Venezuela 69.1 69.3 69.4 69.6 69.7 69.8 70.0 70.1 70.2 70.4 70.5
SOUTH AMERICA 65.0 65.2 65.5 65.8 66.1 66.4 66.6 66.9 67.2 67.4 67.7
Mexico 67.6 68.0 68.3 68.6 69.0 69.2 69.5 69.8 70.1 70.4 70.6
LAC REGION 65.2 65.6 65.9 66.2 66.5 66.8 67.1 67.4 67.7 68.0 68.3
Source: Center for International Health Information (CIHI), 3/94
Definition: The estimated of the average number of years a newborn can expect to live.
Averages are not weighted but are straight averages.