Life expectancy vs. health spending in Brazil
Brazil: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 75.85 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Brazil, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Brazil stood at 75.85 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Brazil peaked at 75.85 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.53 years, in 1950.
That places Brazil 113th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.65 years | 48.53 years | 52.7 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 55.03 years | 53.16 years | 56.9 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.35 years | 57.34 years | 61.37 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.73 years | 61.82 years | 65.51 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.52 years | 65.86 years | 69.21 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.56 years | 69.58 years | 73.46 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.86 years | 73.78 years | 75.81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.57 years | 73.04 years | 75.85 years | 4 |
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More health data for Brazil
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.41 million (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 1.42 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 1.47 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 69.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1.42 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.47 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.46 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 11.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 20.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 1.48 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Brazil?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Brazil was 75.85 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 75.85 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.53 years in 1950.
- How does Brazil rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Brazil ranks 113th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.