What is life expectancy in Brazil?

Life expectancy in Brazil was 75.85 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 75.85 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 29 years in 1900.

How does Brazil rank for life expectancy?

Brazil ranks 113th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Brazil

Name: Life expectancy in Brazil
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Brazil: Life expectancy was 75.85 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

75.85 years

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

113th

of 236 countries

All-time high

75.85 years

in 2023

All-time low

29 years

in 1900

Years of data

1900–2023

Life expectancy in Brazil, 1900–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Brazil stood at 75.85 years. That is the highest value across all 80 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Brazil peaked at 75.85 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29 years, in 1900.

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 80 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	29 years	29 years	29 years	1
1910s	31 years	31 years	31 years	1
1920s	32 years	32 years	32 years	1
1930s	34 years	34 years	34 years	1
1940s	39.65 years	37 years	42.3 years	2
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

Countries ranked near Brazil

110 Mayotte 76.05 years compare
111 Lithuania 76.03 years compare
112 Romania 75.94 years compare
114 Armenia 75.68 years compare
115 Bulgaria 75.64 years compare
116 United States Virgin Islands 75.47 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Brazil

Population ages 65 and above, total 24.43 million (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.47 million (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.41 million (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.46 million (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.41 million (2025)
Population ages 65 and above 11.5% (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1.40 million (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 1.41 million (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 1.47 million (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1.42 million (2025)

All data for Brazil →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Brazil?: Life expectancy in Brazil was 75.85 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 75.85 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 29 years in 1900.
How does Brazil rank for life expectancy?: Brazil ranks 113th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.