Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in São Paulo
São Paulo: Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old was 13.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.5
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
9th
of 11 groups
All-time high
15.2
in 2007
All-time low
4.87
in 2008
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in São Paulo, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in São Paulo stood at 13.5.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in São Paulo peaked at 15.2 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.87, 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 São Paulo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 15.2 | — |
| 2008 | 4.87 | -68.0% |
| 2009 | 14.3 | +193.6% |
| 2010 | 13.9 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 13.4 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 13.3 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 13.2 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 13.1 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.2 | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 12.8 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 12.5 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 12.4 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.8 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 11.1 | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 11.9 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 13.5 | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 13.4 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 13.5 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.46 | 4.87 | 15.2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.96 | 12.2 | 13.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.68 | 11.1 | 13.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near São Paulo
More health data for São Paulo
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for 15.81 (2025)
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for 6.94 (2025)
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 20.65 (2025)
- % of Polio immunization coverage 92.3 (2024)
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 2.05 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 92.35 (2024)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 11.4 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 78.4 (2024)
- Suicides of children and adolescents 124 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 42.7 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in São Paulo?
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old in São Paulo was 13.5 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old recorded in São Paulo?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2 in 2007.
- What is the lowest childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old recorded in São Paulo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.87 in 2008.
- How does São Paulo rank for childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old?
- São Paulo ranks 9th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old rising or falling in São Paulo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this São Paulo 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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