In 1870, Brazil's life expectancy from birth was just 32 years; there was a slight increase over the next 65 years, with the only decrease coming in the 1910s during the Spanish Flu epidemic. The largest increases in life expectancy came in the 1940s, when it jumped by almost twelve years in this decade alone. Brazil's life expectancy from birth has increased steadily over the past fifty years, and life expectancy in 2020 is almost 76; more than double what it was in 1940.
Life expectancy (from birth) in Brazil from 1870 to 2020*
Characteristic
Life expectancy in years
2020
75.56
2015
74.34
2010
72.8
2005
70.96
2000
69.25
1995
67.34
1990
65.35
1985
63.5
1980
61.77
1975
59.94
1970
57.8
1965
55.38
1960
52.95
1955
50.83
1950
48.54
1945
41.3
1940
36.8
1935
34.3
1930
32.8
1925
32.72
1920
31.62
1915
32.6
1910
32.5
1905
32.44
1900
32.38
1895
32.3
1890
32.22
1885
32.18
1880
32.1
1875
32.04
1870
32
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UN DESA, & Gapminder. (August 31, 2019). Life expectancy (from birth) in Brazil from 1870 to 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071010/life-expectancy-brazil/
UN DESA, und Gapminder. "Life expectancy (from birth) in Brazil from 1870 to 2020*." Chart. August 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071010/life-expectancy-brazil/
UN DESA, Gapminder. (2019). Life expectancy (from birth) in Brazil from 1870 to 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071010/life-expectancy-brazil/
UN DESA, and Gapminder. "Life Expectancy (from Birth) in Brazil from 1870 to 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071010/life-expectancy-brazil/
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