Lifestyle and Preventive Health

Life Expectancy in South America 2026

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Life Expectancy UN (years)

70

72

74

76

78

80

82

6 Countries with the Highest Life Expectancy

Chile

81.7 years

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Falkland Islands

79.8 years

Uruguay

78.6 years

Peru

78.3 years

Colombia

78.3 years

Ecuador

77.9 years

	Country	Life Expectancy UN 2026 (years)↓	Female Life Expectancy UN 2026	Male Life Expectancy UN 2026
	Chile	81.7	83.51	79.88
	Falkland Islands	79.8	81.70	77.81
	Uruguay	78.6	82.29	74.79
	Peru	78.3	80.61	76.02
	Colombia	78.3	80.92	75.57
	Ecuador	77.9	80.62	75.28
	Argentina	77.8	80.29	75.30
	French Guiana	77.5	80.44	74.71
	Brazil	76.4	79.46	73.33
	Paraguay	74.2	77.35	71.26
	Suriname	74.0	77.26	70.87
	Venezuela	73.0	76.99	69.22
	Guyana	70.6	74.35	66.84
	Bolivia	69.1	71.69	66.56

United Nations data are 2023 projections. - All World Bank data pertain to year 2020 except for Curacao, whose data pertains to 2017.

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