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Life expectancy in Brazil rises to 76.3 years

In 2017, life expectancy stood at 76 years

Published in 28/11/2019 - 14:21 By Vitor Abdala - Rio de Janeiro

Life expectancy in Brazil went up to 76.3 years in 2018, as per recently released data from the government’s statistics agency IBGE.

In 2017, life expectancy stood at 76, some three months less than in 2018.

Translation: Fabrício Ferreira - Edition: Carolina Gonçalves

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