% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Brazil
Brazil: % of premature births - less than 37 weeks was 12.31 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.31
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
6th
of 17 countries
All-time high
12.31
in 2024
All-time low
10.8
in 2015
Years of data
13
2012–2024
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 12.31 for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Brazil peaked at 12.31 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.8, in 2015.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 11.9 | — |
| 2013 | 11.5 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 11.2 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 10.8 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 11.1 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 10.9 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 11 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 11.1 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.3 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 11.35 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 11.85 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 11.95 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 12.31 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.19 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.75 | 11.3 | 12.31 | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0386 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Brazil?
- % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Brazil was 12.31 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 12.31 in 2024.
- What is the lowest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8 in 2015.
- How does Brazil rank for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks?
- Brazil ranks 6th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 % of premature births - less than 37 weeks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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