Period versus cohort life expectancy in Portugal
Portugal: Period versus cohort life expectancy was 82.26 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
82.26
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
15th
of 41 countries
All-time high
82.26
in 2023
All-time low
47.99
in 1941
Years of data
84
1940–2023
Period versus cohort life expectancy in Portugal, 1940–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 82.26 for period versus cohort life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 84 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period versus cohort life expectancy in Portugal peaked at 82.26 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.99, in 1941.
Portugal ranks 15th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 84 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 52.83 | 47.99 | 56.72 | 10 |
| 1950s | 61.09 | 58.47 | 63.72 | 10 |
| 1960s | 65.27 | 62.8 | 66.81 | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.15 | 66.85 | 71.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.15 | 71.66 | 74.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.33 | 74.24 | 76.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.35 | 76.83 | 79.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.14 | 80.12 | 81.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.68 | 81.37 | 82.26 | 4 |
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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 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2494 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5237 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is period versus cohort life expectancy in Portugal?
- Period versus cohort life expectancy in Portugal was 82.26 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 82.26 in 2023.
- What is the lowest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.99 in 1941.
- How does Portugal rank for period versus cohort life expectancy?
- Portugal ranks 15th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is period versus cohort life expectancy rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Period versus cohort life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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