Sex gap in life expectancy in Brazil
Brazil: Sex gap in life expectancy was 6.22 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.22 years
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
64th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.88 years
in 2011
All-time low
4.51 years
in 1960
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Brazil, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 6.22 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Brazil peaked at 6.88 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.51 years, in 1960.
Brazil ranks 64th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 in Brazil, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.55 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.65 years | +2.3% |
| 1952 | 4.75 years | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 4.65 years | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 4.62 years | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 4.59 years | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 4.58 years | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 4.56 years | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 4.54 years | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 4.52 years | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 4.51 years | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 4.53 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 4.58 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 4.63 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 4.68 years | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 4.75 years | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 4.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 4.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 4.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 4.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 4.83 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 4.85 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 4.86 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 4.83 years | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 4.78 years | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 4.73 years | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 4.68 years | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 4.63 years | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 4.6 years | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 4.63 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 4.65 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 4.69 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 4.74 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 4.79 years | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 4.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 4.84 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 4.88 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 4.92 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 5.06 years | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 5.31 years | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 5.57 years | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 5.84 years | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 6.11 years | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 6.28 years | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 6.32 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 6.35 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 6.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 6.41 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 6.47 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 6.53 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 6.61 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 6.7 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 6.76 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 6.78 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 6.81 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.81 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.79 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 6.82 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 6.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 6.85 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.86 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.88 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.87 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.82 years | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.81 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.65 years | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 6.82 years | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 6.71 years | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 6.61 years | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 6.37 years | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 6.06 years | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 6.59 years | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 6.36 years | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 6.22 years | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.6 years | 4.52 years | 4.75 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.68 years | 4.51 years | 4.82 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.74 years | 4.6 years | 4.86 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.87 years | 4.65 years | 5.31 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.22 years | 5.57 years | 6.53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.78 years | 6.61 years | 6.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.74 years | 6.37 years | 6.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.31 years | 6.06 years | 6.59 years | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0119 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 5.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0089 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Brazil?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Brazil was 6.22 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 recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 6.88 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.51 years in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Brazil ranks 64th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.