Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Brazil
Brazil: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 23.26 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.26 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
83rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
23.26 years
in 2024
All-time low
15.99 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Brazil, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, female in Brazil is 23.26 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Brazil peaked at 23.26 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.99 years, in 1960.
That places Brazil 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.99 years | — |
| 1961 | 16.04 years | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 16.09 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 16.14 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 16.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 16.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 16.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 16.36 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 16.49 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 16.62 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 16.76 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 16.9 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 17.06 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 17.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 17.18 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 17.24 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 17.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 17.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 17.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 17.45 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 17.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 17.55 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 17.61 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 17.66 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 17.72 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 17.79 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 17.86 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 17.93 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 18.02 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 18.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 18.14 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 18.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 18.32 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 18.43 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 18.6 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 18.77 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 18.95 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 19.13 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 19.23 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 19.35 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 19.49 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 19.66 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 19.85 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 20.15 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 20.46 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 20.77 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 21.08 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 21.39 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 21.67 years | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 21.9 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 22.14 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 22.33 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 22.5 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 22.66 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 22.79 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 22.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 22.95 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 23.04 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 23.15 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 23.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 21.91 years | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 21.64 years | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 22.53 years | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 23.13 years | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 23.26 years | +0.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 23.26 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.23 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 23.26 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.79 years, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.25 years | 15.99 years | 16.62 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.17 years | 16.76 years | 17.45 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.77 years | 17.5 years | 18.07 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.71 years | 18.14 years | 19.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.64 years | 19.49 years | 21.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.76 years | 22.14 years | 23.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.49 years | 21.64 years | 23.26 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 80 Turks and Caicos Islands 23.45 years compare
- 81 Jordan 23.42 years compare
- 82 Lebanon 23.36 years compare
- 84 Sri Lanka 23.22 years compare
- 85 Dominican Republic 23.21 years compare
- 86 Montenegro 23.06 years compare
More gender data for Brazil
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 38,780 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 177,295 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 177,295 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6283 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.26 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Brazil?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Brazil was 23.26 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 23.26 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.99 years in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Brazil ranks 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.