Sex gap in life expectancy in Portugal
Portugal: Sex gap in life expectancy was 5.68 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.68 years
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
82nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.5 years
in 1996
All-time low
4.03 years
in 1941
Years of data
84
1940–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Portugal, 1940–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy in Portugal stood at 5.68 years.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Portugal peaked at 7.5 years in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4.03 years, in 1941.
Portugal ranks 82nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 84 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Portugal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 4.51 years | — |
| 1941 | 4.03 years | -10.6% |
| 1942 | 4.17 years | +3.5% |
| 1943 | 4.57 years | +9.6% |
| 1944 | 5.39 years | +17.9% |
| 1945 | 5.31 years | -1.5% |
| 1946 | 5.2 years | -2.1% |
| 1947 | 4.99 years | -4.0% |
| 1948 | 5.22 years | +4.6% |
| 1949 | 5.14 years | -1.5% |
| 1950 | 5.23 years | +1.8% |
| 1951 | 5.24 years | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 5.02 years | -4.2% |
| 1953 | 5.25 years | +4.7% |
| 1954 | 5.34 years | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 5.21 years | -2.3% |
| 1956 | 5.28 years | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 5.37 years | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 5.53 years | +3.0% |
| 1959 | 5.67 years | +2.5% |
| 1960 | 5.62 years | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 5.53 years | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 5.94 years | +7.4% |
| 1963 | 5.91 years | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 5.87 years | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 6.19 years | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 6.38 years | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 6.43 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 6.26 years | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 6.42 years | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 6.23 years | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 6.63 years | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 6.35 years | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 6.19 years | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 6.57 years | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 7.4 years | +12.6% |
| 1976 | 7.24 years | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 7.21 years | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 6.85 years | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 6.76 years | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 7.06 years | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 7.12 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 7.04 years | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 6.92 years | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 7.09 years | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 7.1 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 6.93 years | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 6.89 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 7.14 years | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 7.07 years | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 7.03 years | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 7.32 years | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 7.44 years | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 7.3 years | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 7.11 years | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 7.37 years | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 7.5 years | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 7.24 years | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 7.28 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 7.16 years | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 7.09 years | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 7.09 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 6.95 years | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 6.63 years | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 6.84 years | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 6.75 years | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 7.05 years | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 6.61 years | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 6.48 years | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 6.35 years | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 6.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 6.37 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 6.17 years | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 6.33 years | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 6.26 years | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 6.05 years | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 6.08 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.95 years | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 5.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.79 years | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 5.82 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.84 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 6.1 years | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 5.68 years | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 4.85 years | 4.03 years | 5.39 years | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.31 years | 5.02 years | 5.67 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.06 years | 5.53 years | 6.43 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.74 years | 6.19 years | 7.4 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.04 years | 6.89 years | 7.14 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.27 years | 7.03 years | 7.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.78 years | 6.35 years | 7.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.13 years | 5.79 years | 6.37 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.86 years | 5.68 years | 6.1 years | 4 |
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More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0314 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Portugal?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Portugal was 5.68 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 years in 1996.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.03 years in 1941.
- How does Portugal rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Portugal ranks 82nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.