Life Expectancy at Birth in Brazil
Brazil: Life Expectancy at Birth was 76.02 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.02
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
98th
of 216 countries
All-time high
76.02
in 2024
All-time low
53.16
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Brazil, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Brazil is 76.02, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Brazil peaked at 76.02 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.16, in 1960.
That places Brazil 98th out of 216 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 Birth in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.16 | — |
| 1961 | 53.59 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 54.02 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 54.45 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 54.85 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 55.24 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 55.62 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 56.02 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 56.47 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 56.9 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 57.34 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 57.79 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 58.26 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 58.68 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 59.08 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 59.56 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 60.01 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 60.46 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 60.92 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 61.37 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 61.82 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 62.27 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 62.71 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 63.13 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 63.55 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 63.98 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 64.39 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 64.78 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 65.16 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 65.51 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 65.86 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 66.2 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 66.54 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 66.89 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 67.29 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 67.7 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 68.11 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 68.5 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 68.85 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 69.21 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 69.58 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 69.98 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 70.4 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 70.88 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 71.36 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 71.83 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 72.3 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 72.73 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 73.11 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 73.46 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 73.78 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 74.05 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 74.33 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 74.61 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 74.82 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 75.11 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 75.08 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 75.38 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 75.63 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 75.81 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 74.51 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 73.04 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 74.87 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 75.85 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 76.02 | +0.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 76.02 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.45, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 76.02 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.69, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.03 | 53.16 | 56.9 | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.35 | 57.34 | 61.37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.73 | 61.82 | 65.51 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.52 | 65.86 | 69.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.56 | 69.58 | 73.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.86 | 73.78 | 75.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.86 | 73.04 | 76.02 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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 birth in Brazil?
- Life expectancy at birth in Brazil was 76.02 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 76.02 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.16 in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Brazil ranks 98th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.