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List of Brazilian states by life expectancy

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Life Expectancy Rankings in Brazilian States (2022):
– Santa Catarina: 82.51
– Espírito Santo: 81.63
– São Paulo: 81.26
– Distrito Federal: 81.11
– Rio Grande do Sul: 81.00

– Gender-specific Life Expectancy in Brazil (2022):
– Women: 81.23 years
– Men: 74.30 years
– Combined average: 77.76 years

Life Expectancy by Subnational Entity in Brazil (2022):
– Santa Catarina: 82.51
– Espírito Santo: 81.63
– São Paulo: 81.26
– Distrito Federal: 81.11
– Rio Grande do Sul: 81.00

– Comparison of Life Expectancy in Brazil to Other South American Countries:
– Brazil: 77.76 years
– Other big South American countries: Varying
– Reflects improvement in life expectancy

Life Expectancy and Healthy Life Expectancy in Brazil (2019):
– Males and females: Varying
– Comparison to global figures
– Reflects overall health and longevity trends

There are 26 States of Brazil, or Estados in Portuguese, which are the federal states of Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, Brasília. The second number in bold corresponds to the map. This and the figures below are based on 2022 estimate data, the life expectancy at birth for women being 81.23 years and for men 74.30, with an average of 77.76 years expected at birth, both sexes combined.

Brazilian states by life expectancy (2022).
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  81.99 – 81.00
  80.99 – 78.80
  78.79 – 77.00
  76.99 – 74.5
  < 74.5
Development of life expectancy in Brazil according to estimation of the World Bank Group
Life expectancy with calculated gender gap
Life expectancy in Brazil according to estimation of the Our World in Data
Development of life expectancy in Brazil in comparison to other big countries of South America
Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Brazil on the background of other countries of the world in 2019
Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for males and females
Life Expectancy in Brazil by subnational entity (2022)
State Overall Rank Men Rank Women Rank
Santa Catarina 82.51 1 79.33 1 85.69 1
Espírito Santo 81.63 2 77.94 3 85.33 2
São Paulo 81.26 3 78.46 2 84.07 5
Distrito Federal 81.11 4 77.73 5 84.48 3
Rio Grande do Sul 81.00 5 77.80 4 84.20 4
Paraná 80.53 6 77.18 7 83.89 6
Minas Gerais 80.42 7 77.67 6 83.17 7
Rio de Janeiro 79.45 8 76.39 8 82.52 9
Rio Grande do Norte 79.17 9 75.50 9 82.84 8
Mato Grosso do Sul 78.80 10 75.30 10 82.31 10
Pernambuco 77.62 11 74.10 14 81.14 12
Mato Grosso 77.62 12 74.36 12 80.88 13
Acre 77.49 13 74.21 13 80.77 14
Amapá 77.16 14 74.72 11 79.60 21
Goiás 76.97 15 73.69 16 80.26 17
Ceará 76.87 16 73.01 18 80.75 15
Tocantins 76.81 17 73.75 15 79.87 20
Paraíba 76.78 18 73.07 17 80.49 16
Bahia 76.75 19 72.24 20 81.26 11
Sergipe 75.90 20 71.72 21 80.07 18
Alagoas 75.40 21 70.75 25 80.06 19
Roraima 75.28 22 73.00 19 77.56 27
Pará 75.21 23 71.14 24 79.29 22
Amazonas 75.18 24 71.72 22 78.65 23
Rondônia 74.50 25 71.25 23 77.75 26
Maranhão 74.11 26 70.38 26 77.84 25
Piauí 74.00 27 69.67 27 78.33 24
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