Chile vs Portugal: Life expectancy at birth, male

Chile
79.45 years
in 2024
Portugal
79.7 years
in 2024
Chile rank
41st
Portugal rank
38th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Chile
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 79.7 years against 79.45 years in Chile, a difference of 0.25 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Chile ranks 41st and Portugal ranks 38th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 56.84 years 62.18 years 5.35 years Portugal
1970s 62.64 years 65.36 years 2.72 years Portugal
1980s 68.21 years 69.38 years 1.17 years Portugal
1990s 71.99 years 71.46 years 0.5301 years Chile
2000s 75.36 years 74.51 years 0.8458 years Chile
2010s 77.56 years 77.79 years 0.2275 years Portugal
2020s 77.73 years 79.02 years 1.29 years Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Chile or Portugal?
Portugal, at 79.7 years against 79.45 years in Chile as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Chile and Portugal?
0.25 years, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Portugal?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Chile and Portugal rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Chile ranks 41st and Portugal ranks 38th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.