Lower middle income vs Portugal: Life expectancy at birth, total

Lower middle income
69.52 years
in 2024
Portugal
82.38 years
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
34th
Portugal rank
29th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 82.38 years against 69.52 years in Lower middle income, a difference of 12.86 years.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 29th of 47 groups.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 46.32 years 65.14 years 18.81 years Portugal
1970s 50.42 years 68.64 years 18.22 years Portugal
1980s 55.6 years 72.78 years 17.17 years Portugal
1990s 59.05 years 74.94 years 15.89 years Portugal
2000s 62.92 years 77.71 years 14.79 years Portugal
2010s 66.76 years 80.84 years 14.08 years Portugal
2020s 68.3 years 81.81 years 13.51 years Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Lower middle income or Portugal?
Portugal, at 82.38 years against 69.52 years in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Lower middle income and Portugal?
12.86 years, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Portugal?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and Portugal rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Lower middle income ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.