What is neonatal mortality rate in Brazil?

Neonatal mortality rate in Brazil was 0.7125 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 4.92 deaths per 100 live births in 1963.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 0.7125 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Brazil rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Brazil ranks 111th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Brazil data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Brazil

Name: Neonatal mortality rate in Brazil
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Brazil: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.7125 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.7125 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 6.2%

World rank

111th

of 199 countries

All-time high

4.92 deaths per 100 live births

in 1963

All-time low

0.7125 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1963–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Brazil, 1963–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.7125 deaths per 100 live births for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Brazil peaked at 4.92 deaths per 100 live births in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.7125 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Brazil 111th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	4.85 deaths per 100 live births	4.76 deaths per 100 live births	4.92 deaths per 100 live births	7
1970s	4.18 deaths per 100 live births	3.61 deaths per 100 live births	4.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	3.04 deaths per 100 live births	2.6 deaths per 100 live births	3.5 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.17 deaths per 100 live births	1.89 deaths per 100 live births	2.51 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.45 deaths per 100 live births	1.15 deaths per 100 live births	1.81 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.9884 deaths per 100 live births	0.9136 deaths per 100 live births	1.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.8212 deaths per 100 live births	0.7125 deaths per 100 live births	0.9163 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Brazil

108 Costa Rica 0.7303 deaths per 100 live births compare
109 Iran 0.7202 deaths per 100 live births compare
110 Mongolia 0.716 deaths per 100 live births compare
112 Cook Islands 0.7033 deaths per 100 live births compare
113 Ecuador 0.6994 deaths per 100 live births compare
114 Albania 0.6735 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Brazil

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.64 million (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.60 million (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1.61 million (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1.58 million (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1.59 million (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1.55 million (2025)

All data for Brazil →

Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Brazil?: Neonatal mortality rate in Brazil was 0.7125 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 4.92 deaths per 100 live births in 1963.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7125 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Brazil rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Brazil ranks 111th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 62 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .