Algeria vs Brazil: Life expectancy

Algeria
74.45 years
in 2020
Brazil
74.01 years
in 2020
Algeria rank
67th
Brazil rank
70th

Life expectancy over time

  • Algeria
  • Brazil
20406080187019452020

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 74.45 years against 74.01 years in Brazil, a difference of 0.44 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Brazil ahead.

Algeria ranks 67th and Brazil ranks 70th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Brazil in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Brazil Difference Ahead
1870s 25 years 27.05 years 2.05 years Brazil
1880s 25 years 27.3 years 2.3 years Brazil
1890s 25 years 27.55 years 2.55 years Brazil
1900s 26.58 years 29.09 years 2.51 years Brazil
1910s 28.82 years 30.67 years 1.85 years Brazil
1920s 29.76 years 33.03 years 3.27 years Brazil
1930s 32.46 years 35.11 years 2.65 years Brazil
1950s 44.45 years 52.2 years 7.75 years Brazil
1960s 48.73 years 55.89 years 7.16 years Brazil
1970s 54.77 years 59.87 years 5.1 years Brazil
1980s 61.66 years 63.41 years 1.75 years Brazil
1990s 67.44 years 66.95 years 0.4832 years Algeria
2000s 71.27 years 70.75 years 0.5246 years Algeria
2010s 74.72 years 73.76 years 0.9577 years Algeria
2020s 74.45 years 74.01 years 0.4439 years Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Algeria or Brazil?
Algeria, at 74.45 years against 74.01 years in Brazil as of 2020.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Algeria and Brazil?
0.44 years, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Brazil?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Algeria and Brazil rank globally for life expectancy?
Algeria ranks 67th and Brazil ranks 70th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.