Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Brazil
Brazil: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child was 6.22 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.22
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
64th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.88
in 2011
All-time low
4.51
in 1960
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Brazil, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Brazil is 6.22, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Brazil peaked at 6.88 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.51, 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.
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.55 | — |
| 1951 | 4.65 | +2.3% |
| 1952 | 4.75 | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 4.65 | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 4.62 | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 4.59 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 4.58 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 4.56 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 4.54 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 4.52 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 4.51 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 4.53 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 4.58 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 4.63 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 4.68 | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 4.75 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 4.77 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 4.78 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 4.8 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 4.82 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 4.83 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 4.85 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 4.86 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 4.83 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 4.78 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 4.73 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 4.68 | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 4.63 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 4.6 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 4.63 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 4.65 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 4.69 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 4.74 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 4.79 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 4.8 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 4.84 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 4.88 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 4.92 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 5.06 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 5.31 | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 5.57 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 5.84 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 6.11 | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 6.28 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 6.32 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 6.35 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 6.37 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 6.41 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 6.47 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 6.53 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 6.61 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 6.7 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 6.76 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 6.78 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 6.81 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.81 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.79 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 6.82 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 6.85 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 6.85 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.86 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.88 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.87 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.82 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.81 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.65 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 6.82 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 6.71 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 6.61 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 6.37 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 6.06 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 6.59 | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 6.36 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 6.22 | -2.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 6.22 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.83, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 6.22 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.79, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.6 | 4.52 | 4.75 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.68 | 4.51 | 4.82 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.74 | 4.6 | 4.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.87 | 4.65 | 5.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.22 | 5.57 | 6.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.78 | 6.61 | 6.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.74 | 6.37 | 6.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.31 | 6.06 | 6.59 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,476 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0309 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Brazil?
- Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Brazil was 6.22 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 6.88 in 2011.
- What is the lowest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.51 in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
- Brazil ranks 64th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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