Life expectancy at birth

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• Mainland Portugal
• Region
• Region and Gender

Mainland Portugal

Life expectancy at birth (years)

(a) Calculated by DGH for mainland Portugal. Source: PNS 2004-2010, Vol. 1, pag. 53.
(b) France, Spain and Sweden, OECD Health Data (2009). Source: INE, 2009.

(a) Calculated by DGH for mainland Portugal. Source: PNS 2004-2010, Vol. 1, pag. 53.
(b) France, Spain and Sweden, OECD Health Data (2009). Source: INE, 2009.

In Portugal life expectancy at birth, derived from life tables for the period 2006-2008, increased to 78,9 years. Between 2002-2004 and 2006-2008, life expectancy at birth increased 1,4 years for men and 1,2 years for women.

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Region

Life expectancy at birth (years), by Region

(a) Calculated by DGH for mainland Portugal. Source: PNS 2004-2010, Vol. 1, pag. 53.
(b) France, Spain and Sweden, OECD Health Data (2009). Source: INE, 2009.

(a) Calculated by DGH for mainland Portugal. Source: PNS 2004-2010, Vol. 1, pag. 53.
(b) France, Spain and Sweden, OECD Health Data (2009). (c) NUTS level 2. Source: INE, 2009.

Life expectancy at birth remains higher in Norte, Centro and Lisboa than in the southern Regions of Portugal (Alentejo and Algarve), with a difference of 1,4 years between the highest and the lowest regional values, in 2006-2008.

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Region and Gender

Life expectancy at birth (years), by Region and by gender

Source: INE, 2009.

(a) NUTS level 2. Source: INE, 2009.

In 2006-2008 life expectancy at birth for men surpassed 76 years in Centro and reached 82,0 years for women from Norte and Centro Regions.
Despite of a general increasing tendency, life expectancy at birth is increasing slower in Alentejo than in other Regions, both for males and females.

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