Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) in Brazil
Brazil: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) was -6.2 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
-6.2 Years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 41 countries
All-time high
-4.5 Years
in 1960
All-time low
-6.9 Years
in 2008
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Brazil, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Brazil stood at -6.2 Years.
That represents a change of up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Brazil peaked at -4.5 Years in 1960 and was at its lowest, -6.9 Years, in 2008.
Brazil ranks 33rd of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -4.5 Years | — |
| 1961 | -4.5 Years | -0.0% |
| 1962 | -4.6 Years | +2.2% |
| 1963 | -4.6 Years | -0.0% |
| 1964 | -4.7 Years | +2.2% |
| 1965 | -4.7 Years | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -4.8 Years | +2.1% |
| 1967 | -4.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 1968 | -4.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -4.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 1970 | -4.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 1971 | -4.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -4.9 Years | +2.1% |
| 1973 | -4.8 Years | -2.0% |
| 1974 | -4.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -4.7 Years | -2.1% |
| 1976 | -4.7 Years | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -4.6 Years | -2.1% |
| 1978 | -4.6 Years | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -4.6 Years | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -4.7 Years | +2.2% |
| 1981 | -4.7 Years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -4.7 Years | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -4.8 Years | +2.1% |
| 1984 | -4.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -4.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -4.9 Years | +2.1% |
| 1987 | -4.9 Years | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -5.1 Years | +4.1% |
| 1989 | -5.3 Years | +3.9% |
| 1990 | -5.6 Years | +5.7% |
| 1991 | -5.8 Years | +3.6% |
| 1992 | -6.1 Years | +5.2% |
| 1993 | -6.3 Years | +3.3% |
| 1994 | -6.3 Years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -6.3 Years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -6.4 Years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | -6.4 Years | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -6.5 Years | +1.6% |
| 1999 | -6.5 Years | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -6.6 Years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | -6.7 Years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | -6.8 Years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | -6.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -6.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -6.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -6.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -6.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -6.9 Years | +1.5% |
| 2009 | -6.9 Years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -6.9 Years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -6.9 Years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -6.9 Years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -6.8 Years | -1.4% |
| 2014 | -6.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -6.7 Years | -1.5% |
| 2016 | -6.8 Years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | -6.7 Years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | -6.6 Years | -1.5% |
| 2019 | -6.4 Years | -3.0% |
| 2020 | -6.1 Years | -4.7% |
| 2021 | -6.6 Years | +8.2% |
| 2022 | -6.4 Years | -3.0% |
| 2023 | -6.2 Years | -3.1% |
| 2024 | -6.2 Years | -0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's -6.2 Years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -5.95 Years, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Brazil's -6.2 Years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -5 Years, 1.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -4.68 Years | -4.8 Years | -4.5 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | -4.73 Years | -4.9 Years | -4.6 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | -4.87 Years | -5.3 Years | -4.7 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | -6.22 Years | -6.5 Years | -5.6 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | -6.79 Years | -6.9 Years | -6.6 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | -6.75 Years | -6.9 Years | -6.4 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.3 Years | -6.6 Years | -6.1 Years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Brazil?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Brazil was -6.2 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was -4.5 Years in 1960.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.9 Years in 2008.
- How does Brazil rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Brazil ranks 33rd out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.