Brazil vs Mauritius: Life expectancy
Brazil
74.01 years
in 2020
Mauritius
74.33 years
in 2020
Brazil rank
70th
Mauritius rank
69th
Life expectancy over time
- Brazil
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 74.33 years against 74.01 years in Brazil, a difference of 0.32 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 70th and Mauritius ranks 69th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 7 and Mauritius in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 27.05 years | 25 years | 2.05 years | Brazil |
| 1880s | 27.3 years | 25 years | 2.3 years | Brazil |
| 1890s | 27.55 years | 25 years | 2.55 years | Brazil |
| 1900s | 29.09 years | 28.39 years | 0.7026 years | Brazil |
| 1910s | 30.67 years | 29.7 years | 0.9735 years | Brazil |
| 1920s | 33.03 years | 32.15 years | 0.8819 years | Brazil |
| 1930s | 35.11 years | 35.02 years | 0.0864 years | Brazil |
| 1950s | 52.2 years | 54.58 years | 2.38 years | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 55.89 years | 60.22 years | 4.32 years | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 59.87 years | 63.26 years | 3.4 years | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 63.41 years | 66.81 years | 3.4 years | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 66.95 years | 69.96 years | 3 years | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 70.75 years | 72.16 years | 1.41 years | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 73.76 years | 74.49 years | 0.7297 years | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 74.01 years | 74.33 years | 0.3217 years | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Brazil or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 74.33 years against 74.01 years in Brazil as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Brazil and Mauritius?
- 0.32 years, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mauritius?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and Mauritius rank globally for life expectancy?
- Brazil ranks 70th and Mauritius ranks 69th 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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About this data
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.