Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Brazil
Brazil: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy was 75.85 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Brazil, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 75.85 years for share in poverty vs. life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Brazil peaked at 75.85 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.53 years, in 1950.
Brazil ranks 113th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.65 years | 48.53 years | 52.7 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 55.03 years | 53.16 years | 56.9 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.35 years | 57.34 years | 61.37 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.73 years | 61.82 years | 65.51 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.52 years | 65.86 years | 69.21 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.56 years | 69.58 years | 73.46 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.86 years | 73.78 years | 75.81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.57 years | 73.04 years | 75.85 years | 4 |
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More health data for Brazil
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.64 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.60 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1.61 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1.58 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1.59 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Brazil?
- Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Brazil was 75.85 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 75.85 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.53 years in 1950.
- How does Brazil rank for share in poverty vs. life expectancy?
- Brazil ranks 113th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in poverty vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.