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Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Brazil

Brazil: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 4.11 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.11 years
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
112th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.6 years
in 2021
All-time low
2.7 years
in 1960
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Brazil, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Brazil is 4.11 years, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Brazil peaked at 4.6 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.7 years, in 1960.

That places Brazil 112th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Brazil, year by year

Year years Change
1950 2.77 years —
1951 2.81 years +1.5%
1952 2.85 years +1.5%
1953 2.8 years -1.7%
1954 2.78 years -0.8%
1955 2.76 years -0.8%
1956 2.74 years -0.5%
1957 2.73 years -0.5%
1958 2.72 years -0.3%
1959 2.71 years -0.5%
1960 2.7 years -0.3%
1961 2.72 years +0.6%
1962 2.74 years +0.7%
1963 2.75 years +0.5%
1964 2.78 years +1.0%
1965 2.81 years +1.2%
1966 2.82 years +0.3%
1967 2.83 years +0.3%
1968 2.86 years +1.0%
1969 2.89 years +1.2%
1970 2.92 years +1.0%
1971 2.95 years +1.0%
1972 2.98 years +1.1%
1973 2.98 years -0.1%
1974 2.97 years -0.3%
1975 2.96 years -0.3%
1976 2.95 years -0.5%
1977 2.93 years -0.6%
1978 2.92 years -0.4%
1979 2.92 years +0.3%
1980 2.94 years +0.5%
1981 2.97 years +0.9%
1982 3 years +1.2%
1983 3.03 years +1.1%
1984 3.05 years +0.6%
1985 3.08 years +0.8%
1986 3.1 years +0.8%
1987 3.13 years +0.9%
1988 3.21 years +2.5%
1989 3.32 years +3.6%
1990 3.45 years +3.7%
1991 3.57 years +3.7%
1992 3.71 years +3.7%
1993 3.8 years +2.4%
1994 3.85 years +1.5%
1995 3.9 years +1.3%
1996 3.95 years +1.3%
1997 4.01 years +1.5%
1998 4.11 years +2.4%
1999 4.14 years +0.7%
2000 4.18 years +1.0%
2001 4.22 years +1.0%
2002 4.23 years +0.2%
2003 4.19 years -0.9%
2004 4.23 years +0.8%
2005 4.24 years +0.3%
2006 4.24 years +0.1%
2007 4.27 years +0.6%
2008 4.29 years +0.5%
2009 4.28 years -0.1%
2010 4.27 years -0.4%
2011 4.26 years -0.2%
2012 4.24 years -0.5%
2013 4.19 years -1.1%
2014 4.19 years -0.0%
2015 4.09 years -2.3%
2016 4.27 years +4.4%
2017 4.1 years -4.0%
2018 4.22 years +2.9%
2019 4.21 years -0.3%
2020 3.99 years -5.1%
2021 4.6 years +15.2%
2022 4.24 years -7.8%
2023 4.11 years -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2.77 years 2.71 years 2.85 years 10
1960s 2.79 years 2.7 years 2.89 years 10
1970s 2.95 years 2.92 years 2.98 years 10
1980s 3.08 years 2.94 years 3.32 years 10
1990s 3.85 years 3.45 years 4.14 years 10
2000s 4.24 years 4.18 years 4.29 years 10
2010s 4.2 years 4.09 years 4.27 years 10
2020s 4.23 years 3.99 years 4.6 years 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 109 Papua New Guinea 4.14 years compare
  2. 110 Lesotho 4.11 years compare
  3. 111 Eswatini 4.11 years compare
  4. 113 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 4.07 years compare
  5. 114 Jersey 4.05 years compare
  6. 115 North Macedonia 4.03 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Brazil?
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Brazil was 4.11 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 4.6 years in 2021.
What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 2.7 years in 1960.
How does Brazil rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
Brazil ranks 112th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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