Monthly Statistical Bulletin, May 2022

MAY 2022 34 The life expectancy was estimated at 80.72 years at birth and 19.35 years at age 65 In the 2019-2021 triennium, life expectancy at birth was estimated at 80.72 years, a decrease of 0.34 years (4.1 months) compared to 2018-2020. This decrease is attributable to the increase in deaths in the context of the pandemic, especially in the age group 65 to 84 years. By sex, the estimate was: Life expectancy at birth in 2019-2021 (years) Life expectancy at birth in 2019-2021 – rate of change compared to 2018-2020 (months) In a decade, there was an increase of 14.0 months of life expectancy at birth for the total population: • 14.4 months for men, mainly due to the reduction in mortality between the ages of 35 and 59; • 11.3 months for women, largely attributed to the reduction inmortality from age 60 onwards. In the period 2019-2021, life expectancy at age 65 has been estimated at 19.35 years for the total population, i.e., a reduction of 4.1 months compared to 2018-2020. When focussing the analysis on gender, results point to: • 17.38 years for men (4.6 fewer months compared to 2018-2020); • 20.80 years for women (3.7 fewer months compared to 2018-2020). In the last ten years, there was an increase of 0.6 years of life expectancy for the total population, which translates into: • 5.5 more months for men; • 7.2 more months for women. Life expectancy at age 65, 1989-1991 to 2019-2021 Life expectancy at age 65 – difference compared to the previous triennium, 1989-1991 to 2019-2021 More information is available at: Portuguese life tables – 2019-2021 30 May 2022 77.67 83.37 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Men Women -4.8 -3.6 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 Men Women 15.60 19.35 15 0 16 17 18 19 20 1989 - 1991 1990 - 1992 1991 - 1993 1992 - 1994 1993 - 1995 1994 - 1996 1995 - 1997 1996 - 1998 1997 - 1999 1998 - 2000 1999 - 2001 2000 - 2002 2001 - 2003 2002 - 2004 2003 - 2005 2004 - 2006 2005 - 2007 2006 - 2008 2007 - 2009 2008 - 2010 2009 - 2011 2010 - 2012 2011 - 2013 2012 - 2014 2013 - 2015 2014 - 2016 2015 - 2017 2016 - 2018 2017 - 2019 2018 - 2020 2019 - 2021 Years 0.00 -0.34 -1.00 -0.80 -0.60 -0.40 -0.20 0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1989 - 1991 1990 - 1992 1991 - 1993 1992 - 1994 1993 - 1995 1994 - 1996 1995 - 1997 1996 - 1998 1997 - 1999 1998 - 2000 1999 - 2001 2000 - 2002 2001 - 2003 2002 - 2004 2003 - 2005 2004 - 2006 2005 - 2007 2006 - 2008 2007 - 2009 2008 - 2010 2009 - 2011 2010 - 2012 2011 - 2013 2012 - 2014 2013 - 2015 2014 - 2016 2015 - 2017 2016 - 2018 2017 - 2019 2018 - 2020 2019 - 2021 Years

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