Life expectancy reaches 76.4 years in Brazil

A study released this week by Brazil’s Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) showed that life expectancy at birth in South America's largest country reached 76.4 years. Those born in 2023 can easily hope to live until the age of 79.7 years in the case of women while men would live until 73.1 years on average, Agencia Brasil reported. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, the overall projection stood at 76.2 years.