Maternal mortality ratio in Brazil
Brazil: Maternal mortality ratio was 59.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maternal mortality ratio in Brazil, 2009–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, maternal mortality ratio in Brazil stood at 59.7.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Brazil peaked at 117.4 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 55.3, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Maternal mortality ratio in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 72.4 | — |
| 2010 | 68.9 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 61.8 | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 59.3 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 62.1 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 63.8 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 62 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 64.4 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 64.5 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 59.1 | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 57.9 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 74.7 | +29.0% |
| 2021 | 117.4 | +57.2% |
| 2022 | 57.7 | -50.9% |
| 2023 | 55.3 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 59.7 | +8.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 59.7 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.7, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality ratio 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +57.2% | 74.7 | 117.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.4 | 72.4 | 72.4 | 1 |
| 2010s | 62.38 | 57.9 | 68.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.96 | 55.3 | 117.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 71.9 compare
- 5 Armenia 69.7 compare
- 6 Puerto Rico 62.6 compare
- 8 Sweden 58.1 compare
- 9 Madagascar 56.9 compare
- 10 Seychelles 54.4 compare
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 maternal mortality ratio in Brazil?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Brazil was 59.7 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 117.4 in 2021.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.3 in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Brazil ranks 7th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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