Food supply vs. life expectancy in Portugal
Portugal: Food supply vs. life expectancy was 82.36 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food supply vs. life expectancy in Portugal, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food supply vs. life expectancy in Portugal is 82.36 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food supply vs. life expectancy in Portugal peaked at 82.36 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.48 years, in 1950.
That places Portugal 31st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.09 years | 58.48 years | 63.72 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 65.27 years | 62.8 years | 66.81 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.15 years | 66.85 years | 71.61 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.15 years | 71.66 years | 74.67 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.33 years | 74.24 years | 76.32 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.35 years | 76.83 years | 79.83 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.14 years | 80.11 years | 81.96 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.58 years | 81.19 years | 82.36 years | 4 |
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More health data for Portugal
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 60,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 57,946 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 59,238 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 57,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 54,971 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food supply vs. life expectancy in Portugal?
- Food supply vs. life expectancy in Portugal was 82.36 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 82.36 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.48 years in 1950.
- How does Portugal rank for food supply vs. life expectancy?
- Portugal ranks 31st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food supply vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Food supply vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.