Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Portugal
Portugal: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was -5.5 Years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
-5.5 Years
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
28th
of 41 countries
All-time high
-5.5 Years
in 1961
All-time low
-7.5 Years
in 1975
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Portugal, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
Portugal recorded -5.5 Years for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Portugal peaked at -5.5 Years in 1961 and was at its lowest, -7.5 Years, in 1975.
That places Portugal 28th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -5.6 Years | — |
| 1961 | -5.5 Years | -1.8% |
| 1962 | -5.8 Years | +5.5% |
| 1963 | -5.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 1964 | -5.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 1965 | -6.3 Years | +8.6% |
| 1966 | -6.4 Years | +1.6% |
| 1967 | -6.4 Years | -0.0% |
| 1968 | -6.1 Years | -4.7% |
| 1969 | -6.2 Years | +1.6% |
| 1970 | -6.1 Years | -1.6% |
| 1971 | -6.6 Years | +8.2% |
| 1972 | -6.3 Years | -4.5% |
| 1973 | -6.2 Years | -1.6% |
| 1974 | -6.6 Years | +6.5% |
| 1975 | -7.5 Years | +13.6% |
| 1976 | -7.3 Years | -2.7% |
| 1977 | -7.3 Years | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -6.8 Years | -6.8% |
| 1979 | -6.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -7 Years | +2.9% |
| 1981 | -7 Years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -7 Years | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -6.8 Years | -2.9% |
| 1984 | -7 Years | +2.9% |
| 1985 | -7.1 Years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | -6.9 Years | -2.8% |
| 1987 | -6.9 Years | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -7 Years | +1.4% |
| 1989 | -7 Years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -6.9 Years | -1.4% |
| 1991 | -7.2 Years | +4.3% |
| 1992 | -7.4 Years | +2.8% |
| 1993 | -7.1 Years | -4.1% |
| 1994 | -7 Years | -1.4% |
| 1995 | -7.3 Years | +4.3% |
| 1996 | -7.4 Years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | -7.2 Years | -2.7% |
| 1998 | -7.2 Years | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -7.1 Years | -1.4% |
| 2000 | -7.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -7.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -6.9 Years | -2.8% |
| 2003 | -6.6 Years | -4.3% |
| 2004 | -6.8 Years | +3.0% |
| 2005 | -6.6 Years | -2.9% |
| 2006 | -7 Years | +6.1% |
| 2007 | -6.6 Years | -5.7% |
| 2008 | -6.5 Years | -1.5% |
| 2009 | -6.3 Years | -3.1% |
| 2010 | -6.4 Years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | -6.5 Years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | -6.3 Years | -3.1% |
| 2013 | -6.4 Years | +1.6% |
| 2014 | -6.2 Years | -3.1% |
| 2015 | -6.1 Years | -1.6% |
| 2016 | -6.1 Years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -6 Years | -1.6% |
| 2018 | -6 Years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -5.8 Years | -3.3% |
| 2020 | -5.8 Years | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -5.9 Years | +1.7% |
| 2022 | -5.6 Years | -5.1% |
| 2023 | -5.6 Years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -5.5 Years | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -5.99 Years | -6.4 Years | -5.5 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | -6.75 Years | -7.5 Years | -6.1 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | -6.97 Years | -7.1 Years | -6.8 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | -7.18 Years | -7.4 Years | -6.9 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | -6.75 Years | -7.1 Years | -6.3 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | -6.18 Years | -6.5 Years | -5.8 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.68 Years | -5.9 Years | -5.5 Years | 5 |
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More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,112 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 38 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.3404 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.4741 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3191 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Portugal?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Portugal was -5.5 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was -5.5 Years in 1961.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.5 Years in 1975.
- How does Portugal rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Portugal ranks 28th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal 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.
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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.