Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Brazil
Brazil: Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old was 15 in 2024. ▼ Falling
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% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 15 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.2, 93% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +219.8% | 6.13 | 19.6 |
| 2008 | -71.6% | 21.6 | 6.13 |
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 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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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