Child mortality rate in Brazil
Brazil: Child mortality rate was 1.98 in 2024. β Volatile
Child mortality rate in Brazil, 1930β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Brazil is 1.98, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 95 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Brazil peaked at 82.67 in 1939 and was at its lowest, 1.98, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 92nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 80.9 | 77.95 | 82.67 | 10 |
| 1940s | 78.88 | 72.53 | 82.66 | 10 |
| 1950s | 60.8 | 50.92 | 70.54 | 10 |
| 1960s | 41.16 | 34.54 | 48.86 | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.59 | 21.88 | 33.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.93 | 12.17 | 20.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.55 | 5.91 | 11.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.96 | 2.83 | 5.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 | 2.12 | 2.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 | 1.98 | 2.1 | 5 |
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More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,496 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,476 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3471 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4918 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.64 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Brazil?
- Child mortality rate in Brazil was 1.98 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 82.67 in 1939.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for child mortality rate?
- Brazil ranks 92nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Child mortality rate (aged 1-4 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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