Infant mortality rate in Brazil
Brazil: Infant mortality rate was 12.26 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 12.26 for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Brazil peaked at 29.15 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.26, in 2024.
That places Brazil 88th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.15 | — |
| 2001 | 27.33 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 25.6 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 23.98 | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 22.44 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 21.02 | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 19.73 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 18.59 | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 17.58 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 16.71 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 15.97 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 15.33 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 14.81 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 14.37 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 14.01 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 13.72 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 14.58 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 13.27 | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 13.1 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 12.94 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 12.81 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 12.68 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 12.57 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 12.43 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 12.26 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.21 | 16.71 | 29.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.21 | 12.94 | 15.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.55 | 12.26 | 12.81 | 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0124 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0081 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2,746 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Brazil?
- Infant mortality rate in Brazil was 12.26 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 29.15 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.26 in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for infant mortality rate?
- Brazil ranks 88th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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