Portugal - Life expectancy at birth 2006

Life expectancy increases in Portugal

In 2006 the life expectancy in Portugal increased to 79 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 82.5 years and for men 75.5 years.

Portugal’s position improvened with respect to the 193 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 31th in 2005 to 28th in 2006.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Portugal over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2005, when it was 78.2 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1996, when it was 75.3 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Portugal. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Portugal in Portuguese economy.

Portugal - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2006	82.50	75.50	79.00
2005	81.50	74.90	78.20
2004	81.80	75.00	78.40
2003	80.80	74.20	77.50
2002	80.80	73.90	77.40
2001	80.70	73.60	77.20
2000	80.40	73.30	76.80
1999	79.80	72.70	76.20
1998	79.60	72.40	76.00
1997	79.40	72.20	75.80
1996	79.00	71.60	75.30
1995	79.00	71.70	75.40
1994	79.00	72.00	75.50
1993	78.10	71.00	74.60
1992	78.40	71.00	74.70
1991	77.70	70.50	74.10
1990	77.50	70.60	74.10
1989	77.90	70.90	74.40
1988	77.30	70.30	73.80
1987	77.20	70.30	73.80
1986	76.80	69.90	73.40
1985	76.50	69.40	73.00
1984	76.20	69.20	72.70
1983	75.80	69.00	72.40
1982	76.00	69.00	72.50
1981	75.20	68.20	71.80
1980	74.90	67.90	71.50
1979	74.70	67.90	71.30
1978	73.90	67.10	70.50
1977	73.70	66.40	70.10
1976	72.60	65.30	69.00
1975	72.10	64.60	68.40
1974	71.40	64.80	68.20
1973	70.60	64.40	67.60
1972	71.50	65.20	68.40
1971	69.70	63.10	66.40
1970	69.70	63.60	66.70
1969	69.00	62.80	66.00
1968	69.40	63.30	66.40
1967	69.20	62.80	66.10
1966	68.40	62.00	65.30
1965	68.90	62.60	65.80
1964	67.80	62.00	64.90
1963	67.60	61.80	64.80
1962	67.00	61.20	64.20
1961	65.40	59.90	62.70
1960	66.70	61.10	64.00

Portugal - Life expectancy at birth