How does Brazil rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita?

Brazil ranks 64th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita 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 versus GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Brazil

Name: Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Brazil
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Brazil: Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita 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

1950–2023

Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita 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

In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Brazil stood at 6.22 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Brazil peaked at 6.88 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.51 years, in 1960.

That places Brazil 64th 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 versus GDP per capita in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita in Brazil, 1950 to 2023.
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

Countries ranked near Brazil

61 Croatia 6.28 years compare
62 Mauritius 6.25 years compare
63 Mozambique 6.24 years compare
65 Paraguay 6.07 years compare
66 Japan 6.05 years compare
67 Grenada 5.99 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Brazil

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 15-19, male, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0352 units per person (2025)
Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0358 units per person (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita in Brazil?: Sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita 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 versus gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 6.88 years in 2011.
What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 4.51 years in 1960.
How does Brazil rank for sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita?: Brazil ranks 64th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is sex gap in life expectancy versus gdp per capita 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 versus GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita
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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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