Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Brazil

Female life expectancy in Brazil in 2024 — 79.15 years. Ranked 100 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 42.6%.

2024 79.15 years +0.21% vs 2023
World rank 100of 217
Period maximum 79.15 years2024
Period minimum 55.51 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Brazil, 1960–20245060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 55.51 years1962: 56.4 years1964: 57.28 years1966: 58.1 years1968: 58.96 years1970: 59.84 years1972: 60.76 years1974: 61.54 years1976: 62.41 years1978: 63.28 years1980: 64.2 years1982: 65.12 years1984: 66 years1986: 66.87 years1988: 67.73 years1990: 68.71 years1992: 69.67 years1994: 70.53 years1996: 71.37 years1998: 72.15 years2000: 72.96 years2002: 73.84 years2004: 74.82 years2006: 75.74 years2008: 76.59 years2010: 77.26 years2012: 77.82 years2014: 78.27 years2016: 78.54 years2018: 78.98 years2020: 77.6 years2022: 78.09 years2024: 79.15 years
Change over the period: +23.64 (+42.58%) Average annual rate: 0.56 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brazil

Brazil 79.15 years
World 75.97 years
South America computed 79.33 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 79.14 years
Female life expectancy — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 79.15 +0.16 +0.21%
2023 78.98 +0.89 +1.14%
2022 78.09 +1.69 +2.22%
2021 76.4 −1.2 −1.54%
2020 77.6 −1.42 −1.8%
2019 79.02 +0.05 +0.06%
2018 78.98 +0.2 +0.25%
2017 78.78 +0.24 +0.31%
2016 78.54 +0.07 +0.09%
2015 78.47 +0.2 +0.25%
2014 78.27 +0.21 +0.27%
2013 78.06 +0.25 +0.32%
2012 77.82 +0.28 +0.37%
2011 77.53 +0.27 +0.36%
2010 77.26 +0.33 +0.43%
2009 76.93 +0.35 +0.45%
2008 76.59 +0.39 +0.52%
2007 76.19 +0.45 +0.59%
2006 75.74 +0.45 +0.6%
2005 75.29 +0.47 +0.63%
2004 74.82 +0.49 +0.66%
2003 74.34 +0.49 +0.67%
2002 73.84 +0.44 +0.6%
2001 73.4 +0.44 +0.6%
2000 72.96 +0.41 +0.57%
1999 72.55 +0.39 +0.55%
1998 72.15 +0.37 +0.52%
1997 71.78 +0.41 +0.58%
1996 71.37 +0.42 +0.59%
1995 70.95 +0.42 +0.6%
1994 70.53 +0.42 +0.6%
1993 70.11 +0.44 +0.63%
1992 69.67 +0.48 +0.69%
1991 69.19 +0.48 +0.7%
1990 68.71 +0.48 +0.71%
1989 68.22 +0.49 +0.72%
1988 67.73 +0.45 +0.67%
1987 67.29 +0.42 +0.62%
1986 66.87 +0.43 +0.64%
1985 66.44 +0.44 +0.67%
1984 66 +0.42 +0.65%
1983 65.57 +0.45 +0.69%
1982 65.12 +0.46 +0.72%
1981 64.66 +0.46 +0.72%
1980 64.2 +0.46 +0.73%
1979 63.73 +0.45 +0.72%
1978 63.28 +0.45 +0.71%
1977 62.83 +0.42 +0.68%
1976 62.41 +0.42 +0.67%
1975 61.99 +0.45 +0.72%
1974 61.54 +0.37 +0.6%
1973 61.17 +0.41 +0.68%
1972 60.76 +0.47 +0.78%
1971 60.29 +0.45 +0.76%
1970 59.84 +0.44 +0.74%
1969 59.4 +0.44 +0.74%
1968 58.96 +0.46 +0.79%
1967 58.5 +0.4 +0.68%
1966 58.1 +0.39 +0.68%
1965 57.71 +0.43 +0.75%
1964 57.28 +0.42 +0.75%
1963 56.86 +0.46 +0.82%
1962 56.4 +0.44 +0.79%
1961 55.95 +0.45 +0.8%
1960 55.51

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.