PT · 2002 · demo_mlexpec
Life expectancy by age and sex
Portugal, 2002
Life expectancy by age and sex
73.9
Portugal, 2002
▲ 0.4% vs 2001 (73.6)
Analysis
In 2002, Portugal's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.4% compared to 2001, reaching 73.9.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 74.3.
Portugal ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 2.4% (from 72.2 in 1997).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2002
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2002
99.5%
EU-27: 74.3
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · demo_mlexpec