Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Brazil
Brazil: Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old was 15 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
12th
of 17 countries
All-time high
21.6
in 2007
All-time low
6.13
in 2008
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Brazil, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 15 for childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Brazil peaked at 21.6 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.13, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 21.6 | — |
| 2008 | 6.13 | -71.6% |
| 2009 | 19.6 | +219.8% |
| 2010 | 18.6 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 17.7 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 17.3 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 16.7 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 16.3 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 15.8 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 16.4 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 15.6 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 15.2 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 15.4 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 14 | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 14.5 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 15.2 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 15.1 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 15 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.78 | 6.13 | 21.6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.5 | 15.2 | 18.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.76 | 14 | 15.2 | 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 ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1148 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.4197 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5082 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Brazil?
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Brazil was 15 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6 in 2007.
- What is the lowest childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.13 in 2008.
- How does Brazil rank for childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old?
- Brazil ranks 12th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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