{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mx-life-expectancy-at-birth","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mx-life-expectancy-at-birth","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mx-life-expectancy-at-birth/","title":"Mexico Life Expectancy at Birth (2024)","description":"Mexico's Life Expectancy at Birth: 75.3 years in 2024, +0.3% YoY. World Bank (SP.DYN.LE00.IN), 1975–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health & Wellbeing","World Bank","Mexico","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Mexico","temporal_coverage":"1975/2024","unit":"years","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Mexico Life Expectancy at Birth","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?locations=MX"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1975–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Mexico"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Mexico (2024)","value":"75.3","unit":"years","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.3% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.3%","unit":"years"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Mexico Life Expectancy at Birth"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1975","value":61.883},{"period":"1976","value":62.475},{"period":"1977","value":62.988},{"period":"1978","value":63.435},{"period":"1979","value":63.862},{"period":"1980","value":64.282},{"period":"1981","value":64.722},{"period":"1982","value":65.256},{"period":"1983","value":65.756},{"period":"1984","value":66.215},{"period":"1985","value":66.775},{"period":"1986","value":67.377},{"period":"1987","value":67.904},{"period":"1988","value":68.299},{"period":"1989","value":68.621},{"period":"1990","value":69.034},{"period":"1991","value":69.368},{"period":"1992","value":69.663},{"period":"1993","value":69.961},{"period":"1994","value":70.302},{"period":"1995","value":70.703},{"period":"1996","value":71.088},{"period":"1997","value":71.472},{"period":"1998","value":71.792},{"period":"1999","value":72.203},{"period":"2000","value":72.562},{"period":"2001","value":72.912},{"period":"2002","value":73.106},{"period":"2003","value":73.308},{"period":"2004","value":73.432},{"period":"2005","value":73.627},{"period":"2006","value":73.746},{"period":"2007","value":73.796},{"period":"2008","value":73.695},{"period":"2009","value":73.628},{"period":"2010","value":73.718},{"period":"2011","value":73.921},{"period":"2012","value":74.128},{"period":"2013","value":74.289},{"period":"2014","value":74.404},{"period":"2015","value":74.431},{"period":"2016","value":74.376},{"period":"2017","value":74.261},{"period":"2018","value":74.301},{"period":"2019","value":74.53},{"period":"2020","value":70.449},{"period":"2021","value":69.75},{"period":"2022","value":73.973},{"period":"2023","value":75.069},{"period":"2024","value":75.264}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"years"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"75.3","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2023","value":"75.1","yoyChange":"+1.5%"},{"year":"2022","value":"74.0","yoyChange":"+6.1%"},{"year":"2021","value":"69.8","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2020","value":"70.4","yoyChange":"-5.5%"},{"year":"2019","value":"74.5","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2018","value":"74.3","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2017","value":"74.3","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2016","value":"74.4","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2015","value":"74.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"74.4","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2013","value":"74.3","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2012","value":"74.1","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"73.9","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2010","value":"73.7","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2009","value":"73.6","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2008","value":"73.7","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2007","value":"73.8","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2006","value":"73.7","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2005","value":"73.6","yoyChange":"+0.3%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total life expectancy at birth in Mexico from 1990 to present. Highlight the COVID-19 dip (2020–2021) and recovery. Compare to the regional average. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2024 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 75.3 years in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 61.9 in 1975. The latest reading of 75.3 in 2024 represents a change of +0.2."}]}