Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Brazil

Life expectancy at birth in Brazil in 2024 — 76 years. Ranked 99 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 43%.

2024 76 years +0.23% vs 2023
World rank 99of 217
Period maximum 76 years2024
Period minimum 53.2 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Brazil, 1960–20245060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 53.2 years1962: 54 years1964: 54.8 years1966: 55.6 years1968: 56.5 years1970: 57.3 years1972: 58.3 years1974: 59.1 years1976: 60 years1978: 60.9 years1980: 61.8 years1982: 62.7 years1984: 63.6 years1986: 64.4 years1988: 65.2 years1990: 65.9 years1992: 66.5 years1994: 67.3 years1996: 68.1 years1998: 68.8 years2000: 69.6 years2002: 70.4 years2004: 71.4 years2006: 72.3 years2008: 73.1 years2010: 73.8 years2012: 74.3 years2014: 74.8 years2016: 75.1 years2018: 75.6 years2020: 74.5 years2022: 74.9 years2024: 76 years
Change over the period: +22.9 (+43%) Average annual rate: 0.56 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Brazil 76 years
World 73.5 years
South America computed 76.4 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 76.3 years
Life expectancy at birth — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 76 +0.2 +0.23%
2023 75.8 +1 +1.3%
2022 74.9 +1.8 +2.51%
2021 73 −1.5 −1.97%
2020 74.5 −1.3 −1.72%
2019 75.8 +0.2 +0.23%
2018 75.6 +0.3 +0.33%
2017 75.4 +0.3 +0.4%
2016 75.1 −0 −0.03%
2015 75.1 +0.3 +0.38%
2014 74.8 +0.2 +0.29%
2013 74.6 +0.3 +0.37%
2012 74.3 +0.3 +0.39%
2011 74 +0.3 +0.36%
2010 73.8 +0.3 +0.44%
2009 73.5 +0.3 +0.47%
2008 73.1 +0.4 +0.52%
2007 72.7 +0.4 +0.6%
2006 72.3 +0.5 +0.65%
2005 71.8 +0.5 +0.66%
2004 71.4 +0.5 +0.67%
2003 70.9 +0.5 +0.69%
2002 70.4 +0.4 +0.59%
2001 70 +0.4 +0.57%
2000 69.6 +0.4 +0.54%
1999 69.2 +0.4 +0.53%
1998 68.8 +0.3 +0.5%
1997 68.5 +0.4 +0.58%
1996 68.1 +0.4 +0.6%
1995 67.7 +0.4 +0.61%
1994 67.3 +0.4 +0.6%
1993 66.9 +0.4 +0.53%
1992 66.5 +0.3 +0.51%
1991 66.2 +0.3 +0.52%
1990 65.9 +0.3 +0.53%
1989 65.5 +0.4 +0.54%
1988 65.2 +0.4 +0.58%
1987 64.8 +0.4 +0.62%
1986 64.4 +0.4 +0.64%
1985 64 +0.4 +0.67%
1984 63.6 +0.4 +0.67%
1983 63.1 +0.4 +0.68%
1982 62.7 +0.4 +0.71%
1981 62.3 +0.4 +0.72%
1980 61.8 +0.5 +0.74%
1979 61.4 +0.4 +0.73%
1978 60.9 +0.5 +0.76%
1977 60.5 +0.5 +0.76%
1976 60 +0.5 +0.76%
1975 59.6 +0.5 +0.8%
1974 59.1 +0.4 +0.68%
1973 58.7 +0.4 +0.73%
1972 58.3 +0.5 +0.81%
1971 57.8 +0.4 +0.78%
1970 57.3 +0.4 +0.77%
1969 56.9 +0.4 +0.76%
1968 56.5 +0.5 +0.81%
1967 56 +0.4 +0.7%
1966 55.6 +0.4 +0.69%
1965 55.2 +0.4 +0.72%
1964 54.8 +0.4 +0.73%
1963 54.5 +0.4 +0.81%
1962 54 +0.4 +0.79%
1961 53.6 +0.4 +0.81%
1960 53.2

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

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