% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro: % of premature births - less than 37 weeks was 12.54 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
12.54
Change on year
up 5.2%
Rank
9th
of 11 groups
All-time high
12.54
in 2024
All-time low
10.6
in 2018
Years of data
13
2012–2024
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Rio de Janeiro, 2012–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Rio de Janeiro recorded 12.54 for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Rio de Janeiro peaked at 12.54 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.6, in 2018.
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Rio de Janeiro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12.1 | — |
| 2013 | 11.6 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 11.4 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 10.9 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 11.2 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 11 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 10.6 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 10.9 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 11.1 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 11.29 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 11.77 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 11.92 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 12.54 | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.21 | 10.6 | 12.1 | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.72 | 11.1 | 12.54 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rio de Janeiro
More health data for Rio de Janeiro
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for 12.81 (2025)
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 19.2 (2025)
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for 7.03 (2025)
- % of Polio immunization coverage 81.31 (2024)
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 2.1 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 15.7 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 80.69 (2024)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 13.4 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 66.71 (2024)
- Suicides of children and adolescents 45 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Rio de Janeiro?
- % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Rio de Janeiro was 12.54 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Rio de Janeiro?
- The highest recorded value was 12.54 in 2024.
- What is the lowest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Rio de Janeiro?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6 in 2018.
- How does Rio de Janeiro rank for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks?
- Rio de Janeiro ranks 9th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks rising or falling in Rio de Janeiro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rio de Janeiro 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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