Life expectation at birth by sex in Brazil
Brazil: Life expectation at birth by sex was 78.98 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
78.98
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
116th
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.02
in 2019
All-time low
50.92
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectation at birth by sex in Brazil, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectation at birth by sex in Brazil stood at 78.98.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectation at birth by sex in Brazil peaked at 79.02 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.92, in 1950.
Brazil ranks 116th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.06 | 50.92 | 55.06 | 10 |
| 1960s | 57.47 | 55.51 | 59.39 | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.78 | 59.84 | 63.73 | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.21 | 64.2 | 68.22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.7 | 68.71 | 72.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.01 | 72.96 | 76.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.27 | 77.26 | 79.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.77 | 76.4 | 78.98 | 4 |
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More population data for Brazil
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.737 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.45 million (2100)
- Population density 19.55 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.737 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.61 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 257,079 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.61 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.61 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.5245 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.62 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectation at birth by sex in Brazil?
- Life expectation at birth by sex in Brazil was 78.98 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 79.02 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.92 in 1950.
- How does Brazil rank for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Brazil ranks 116th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectation at birth by sex rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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