Life expectancy in Brazil
Brazil: Life expectancy was 74.01 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Brazil, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 74.01 years for life expectancy in 2020.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Brazil peaked at 74.33 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 27.05 years, in 1870.
That places Brazil 70th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Brazil, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 27.05 years | — |
| 1880 | 27.3 years | +0.9% |
| 1890 | 27.55 years | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 29.09 years | +5.6% |
| 1913 | 30.67 years | +5.4% |
| 1925 | 32.62 years | +6.3% |
| 1929 | 33.44 years | +2.5% |
| 1933 | 34.44 years | +3.0% |
| 1938 | 35.78 years | +3.9% |
| 1950 | 51 years | +42.5% |
| 1955 | 53.4 years | +4.7% |
| 1960 | 54.83 years | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 56.95 years | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 58.89 years | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 60.84 years | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 62.46 years | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 64.36 years | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 65.98 years | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 67.92 years | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 69.74 years | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 71.75 years | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 73.18 years | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 74.33 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 74.01 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 27.05 years | 27.05 years | 27.05 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 27.3 years | 27.3 years | 27.3 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 27.55 years | 27.55 years | 27.55 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 29.09 years | 29.09 years | 29.09 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 30.67 years | 30.67 years | 30.67 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 33.03 years | 32.62 years | 33.44 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 35.11 years | 34.44 years | 35.78 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 52.2 years | 51 years | 53.4 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 55.89 years | 54.83 years | 56.95 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 59.87 years | 58.89 years | 60.84 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 63.41 years | 62.46 years | 64.36 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 66.95 years | 65.98 years | 67.92 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.75 years | 69.74 years | 71.75 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 73.76 years | 73.18 years | 74.33 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 74.01 years | 74.01 years | 74.01 years | 1 |
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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)
- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.095 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0989 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Brazil?
- Life expectancy in Brazil was 74.01 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 74.33 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.05 years in 1870.
- How does Brazil rank for life expectancy?
- Brazil ranks 70th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.