Womens life expectancy at birth in Brazil
Brazil: Womens life expectancy at birth was 78.98 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
78.98
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
116th
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.02
in 2019
All-time low
50.92
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Brazil, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for womens life expectancy at birth in Brazil is 78.98, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Brazil peaked at 79.02 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.92, in 1950.
Brazil ranks 116th 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.
Womens life expectancy at birth in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 50.92 | — |
| 1951 | 51.48 | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 52.05 | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 52.43 | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 52.85 | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 53.28 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 53.73 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 54.19 | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 54.61 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 55.06 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 55.51 | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 55.95 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 56.4 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 56.86 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 57.28 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 57.71 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 58.1 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 58.5 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 58.96 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 59.4 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 59.84 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 60.29 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 60.76 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 61.17 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 61.54 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 61.99 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 62.41 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 62.83 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 63.27 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 63.73 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 64.19 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 64.66 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 65.12 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 65.57 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 66 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 66.44 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 66.87 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 67.29 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 67.73 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 68.22 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 68.71 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 69.19 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 69.67 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 70.11 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 70.53 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 70.95 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 71.37 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 71.78 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 72.15 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 72.55 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 72.96 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 73.4 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 73.84 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 74.34 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 74.82 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 75.29 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 75.74 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 76.19 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 76.58 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 76.93 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 77.26 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 77.53 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 77.82 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 78.06 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 78.27 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 78.47 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.54 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.78 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.98 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 79.02 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.6 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 76.4 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 78.09 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 78.98 | +1.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 78.98 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.75, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 78.98 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 78.49, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.06 | 50.92 | 55.06 | 10 |
| 1960s | 57.47 | 55.51 | 59.4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.78 | 59.84 | 63.73 | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.21 | 64.19 | 68.22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.7 | 68.71 | 72.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.01 | 72.96 | 76.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.27 | 77.26 | 79.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.77 | 76.4 | 78.98 | 4 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,476 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0309 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Brazil?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Brazil was 78.98 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 79.02 in 2019.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.92 in 1950.
- How does Brazil rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Brazil ranks 116th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).