Life expectancy at birth, male in Brazil
Brazil: Life expectancy at birth, male was 72.95 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Brazil, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Brazil stood at 72.95 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Brazil peaked at 72.95 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51 years, in 1960.
Brazil ranks 98th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Brazil, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51 years | — |
| 1961 | 51.42 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 51.82 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 52.23 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 52.6 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 52.96 years | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 53.33 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 53.71 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 54.16 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 54.57 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 55.01 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 55.44 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 55.91 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 56.34 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 56.76 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 57.26 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 57.73 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 58.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 58.67 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 59.1 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 59.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 59.97 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 60.38 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 60.78 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 61.19 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 61.6 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 61.99 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 62.36 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 62.67 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 62.91 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 63.13 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 63.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 63.56 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 63.83 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 64.21 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 64.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 64.99 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 65.37 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 65.68 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 66.01 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 66.35 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 66.7 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 67.08 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 67.56 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 68.02 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 68.48 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 68.95 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 69.37 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 69.73 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 70.08 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 70.39 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 70.65 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 70.94 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 71.25 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 71.46 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 71.82 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 71.72 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 72.07 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 72.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 72.65 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 71.54 years | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 69.81 years | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 71.73 years | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 72.76 years | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 72.95 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.78 years | 51 years | 54.57 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.04 years | 55.01 years | 59.1 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.34 years | 59.54 years | 62.91 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.47 years | 63.13 years | 66.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.23 years | 66.35 years | 70.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.53 years | 70.39 years | 72.65 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.76 years | 69.81 years | 72.95 years | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,496 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,476 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.1764 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.1627 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6913 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Brazil?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Brazil was 72.95 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 72.95 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 51 years in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Brazil ranks 98th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.