Chart and table of the Brazil infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

UNICEF's country profile for Brazil, including under-five mortality rates, child health, education and sanitation data.

The infant mortality rate in Brazil decreased to 12.5 deaths per 1,000 live births compared to the previous year. In 2022, the infant mortality rate thereby reached its lowest value in recent years. Notably, the infant mortality rate is continuously decreasing over the last years.The infant mortality rate refers to the number of infants who do not survive past the first year of life, expressed as a value per 1,000 births.Find more statistics on other topics about Brazil with key insights such as death rate, total life expectancy at birth, and crude birth rate.

Over the past 65 years, Brazil's infant mortality rate has fallen from 136 deaths per thousand live births in 1955, to less than one tenth of this level in 2020. In 1955, this meant that almost fourteen percent of all newborns were not expected to make it to their first birthday, whereas this number is just 1.3 percent today. The driving forces behind this decrease is improved access to medical care (particularly vaccination) as well as improved sanitation, quality of life and education.

Brazil Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Population data was reported at 13.800 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 14.400 % for 2014. Brazil Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Population data is updated yearly, averaging 18.100 % from Sep 2004 (Median) to 2015, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23.400 % in 2004 and a record low of 13.800 % in 2015. Brazil Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Socio and Demographic – Table BR.GAE005: Infant Mortality Rate. Information relating to the year 2011 will be updated by the source (IBGE) until July 2013.

Brazil Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Population: Southeast: Rio de Janeiro data was reported at 11.900 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.300 % for 2014. Brazil Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Population: Southeast: Rio de Janeiro data is updated yearly, averaging 14.500 % from Sep 2004 (Median) to 2015, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.300 % in 2004 and a record low of 11.900 % in 2015. Brazil Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Population: Southeast: Rio de Janeiro data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Socio and Demographic – Table BR.GAE005: Infant Mortality Rate. Information relating to the year 2011 will be updated by the source (IBGE) until July 2013.

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Brazil Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Population: Northeast: Bahia data was reported at 18.100 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 18.900 % for 2014. Brazil Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Population: Northeast: Bahia data is updated yearly, averaging 24.400 % from Sep 2004 (Median) to 2015, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 32.500 % in 2004 and a record low of 18.100 % in 2015. Brazil Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Population: Northeast: Bahia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Socio and Demographic – Table BR.GAE005: Infant Mortality Rate. Information relating to the year 2011 will be updated by the source (IBGE) until July 2013.

The child mortality rate of Brazil, for children under the age of five years, was 417 deaths per thousand births in the year 1900. This meant that approximately 42 percent of all children did not make it to their fifth birthday. This number has continuously decreased until today, dropping at its fastest rate between 1930 and 1955,when it then fell to less than half the rate in 1900. Today, the child mortality rate in Brazil is 15 deaths per thousand births; pre-natal education, medical advancements and improved access to medical care are the driving forces behind these changes.

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The infant mortality rate per every 1,000 newborns in Brazil decreased to 12.53 deaths compared to the previous observation. In 2022, the rate thereby reached its lowest value in recent years. Notably, the rate is continuously decreasing over the last years.For more insights about the infant mortality rate per every 1,000 newborns consider different countries: In 2022, in comparison to Brazil, the rate in Cuba as well as in Chile was lower.

Brazil Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Population: Northeast: Maranhão data was reported at 22.400 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 23.500 % for 2014. Brazil Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Population: Northeast: Maranhão data is updated yearly, averaging 30.600 % from Sep 2004 (Median) to 2015, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 40.400 % in 2004 and a record low of 22.400 % in 2015. Brazil Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Population: Northeast: Maranhão data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Socio and Demographic – Table BR.GAE005: Infant Mortality Rate. Information relating to the year 2011 will be updated by the source (IBGE) until July 2013.

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The death rate in Brazil decreased by 0.2 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants (-2.4 percent) compared to the previous year. Nevertheless, the last two years recorded a significantly higher death rate than the preceding years.The crude death rate is the annual number of deaths in a given population, expressed per 1,000 people. When looked at in unison with the crude birth rate, the rate of natural increase can be determined.Find more statistics on other topics about Brazil with key insights such as total fertility rate, infant mortality rate, and total life expectancy at birth.

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Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in Brazil was reported at 11.1 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Brazil - Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

Brazil Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Population: North: Amapá data was reported at 23.500 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 23.700 % for 2014. Brazil Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Population: North: Amapá data is updated yearly, averaging 24.800 % from Sep 2004 (Median) to 2015, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.400 % in 2004 and a record low of 23.500 % in 2015. Brazil Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Population: North: Amapá data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Socio and Demographic – Table BR.GAE005: Infant Mortality Rate. Information relating to the year 2011 will be updated by the source (IBGE) until July 2013.

The crude birth rate in Brazil decreased by 0.2 live births per 1,000 inhabitants (-1.55 percent) compared to the previous year. As a result, the rate in Brazil saw its lowest number in 2022 with 12.65 live births per 1,000 inhabitants. The crude birth rate is the annual number of live births divided by the total population, expressed per 1,000 people.Find more statistics on other topics about Brazil with key insights such as total fertility rate, infant mortality rate, and total life expectancy at birth.

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