Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro: Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old was 15.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.7
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
5th
of 11 groups
All-time high
17.6
in 2007
All-time low
4.82
in 2008
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Rio de Janeiro, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Rio de Janeiro recorded 15.7 for childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Rio de Janeiro peaked at 17.6 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.82, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Rio de Janeiro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 17.6 | — |
| 2008 | 4.82 | -72.6% |
| 2009 | 16.9 | +250.8% |
| 2010 | 16.7 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 16.4 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 16 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 15.4 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 14.6 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 14.4 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 15.8 | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 14.4 | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 14.7 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 15.3 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 14.3 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 14.6 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 15.8 | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 16.1 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 15.7 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.11 | 4.82 | 17.6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.37 | 14.4 | 16.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3 | 14.3 | 16.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rio de Janeiro
More health data for Rio de Janeiro
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for 12.81 (2025)
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for 7.03 (2025)
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 19.2 (2025)
- % of Polio immunization coverage 81.31 (2024)
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 2.1 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 80.69 (2024)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 13.4 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 66.71 (2024)
- Suicides of children and adolescents 45 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 61.1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Rio de Janeiro?
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in Rio de Janeiro was 15.7 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old recorded in Rio de Janeiro?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6 in 2007.
- What is the lowest childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old recorded in Rio de Janeiro?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.82 in 2008.
- How does Rio de Janeiro rank for childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old?
- Rio de Janeiro ranks 5th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old rising or falling in Rio de Janeiro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rio de Janeiro 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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