In 2023, the infant mortality rate in deaths per 1,000 live births in Brazil amounted to 12.5. Between 1960 and 2023, the figure dropped by 113.9, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

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.

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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.

Historical dataset showing Brazil infant mortality rate by year from 1950 to 2025.

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.

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Brazil Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Population: North: Acre data was reported at 17.600 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 18.400 % for 2014. Brazil Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Population: North: Acre data is updated yearly, averaging 23.200 % from Sep 2004 (Median) to 2015, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 30.400 % in 2004 and a record low of 17.600 % in 2015. Brazil Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Population: North: Acre 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: 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.

OBJECTIVE : To propose a simplified method of correcting vital information and estimating the coefficient of infant mortality in Brazil. METHODS : Vital data in the information systems on mortality and live births were corrected using correction factors, estimated based on events not reported to the Brazilian Ministry of Health and obtained by active search. This simplified method for correcting vital information for the period 2000-2009 for Brazil and its federal units establishes the level of adequacy of information on deaths and live births by calculating the overall coefficient of mortality standardized by age and the ratio between reported and expected live births, respectively, in each Brazilian municipality. By applying correction factors to the number of deaths and live births reported in each county, the vital statistics were corrected, making it possible to estimate the coefficient of infant mortality. RESULTS : The highest correction factors were related to infant deaths, reaching values higher than 7 for municipalities with very precarious mortality information. For deaths and live births, the correction factors exhibit a decreasing gradient as indicators of adequacy of the vital information improve. For the year 2008, the vital information corrected by the simplified method per state were similar to those obtained in the research of active search. Both the birth rate and the infant mortality rate decreased in the period in all Brazilian regions. In the Northeast, the annual rate of decline was 6.0%, the highest in Brazil (4.7%). CONCLUSIONS : The active search of deaths and births allowed correction factors to be calculated by level of adequacy of mortality information and live births. The simplified method proposed here allowed vital information to be corrected per state for the period 2000-2009 and the progress of the coefficient of infant mortality in Brazil, its regions and states to be assessed.

Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) in Brazil was reported at 12.5 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Brazil - Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

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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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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.

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.

Abstract Introduction There is a great challenge to reduce infant mortality from preventable causes in Brazil, given the inequalities that exist in the territory. Objective To estimate the Infant Mortality Rate due to preventable causes and to compare the results between the border and non-border municipalities, in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul. Method This is an ecological study. Three groups from cities were analyzed: Group 1 - contiguous cities with urban border in a neighboring country; Group 2 - non-contiguous cities with urban border in a neighboring country; e Group 3 - non-border cities. The data were obtained from Living Born Information System and Mortality Information System. Results Infant mortality rates per 1,000 live births, by preventable causes in 2004 and 2014, were respectively: Group 1 (21.8 / 11.29), Group 2 (24.68 / 14.7) and Group 3 (14.3 / 7.23). The highest occurrence of deaths happened due to causes related to inadequate care to women during pregnancy, childbirth, fetus and the newborn. Conclusion The risk of death due to preventable causes is higher in children living in border cities, and this should be considered in the elaboration of future health policies and actions.

Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in Brazil was reported at 11 % in 2023, 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 July of 2025.

Under-5 mortality rate of Brazil slipped by 1.37% from 14.6 deaths per thousand live births in 2022 to 14.4 deaths per thousand live births in 2023. Since the 5.00% surge in 2016, under-5 mortality rate dropped by 14.29% in 2023. Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates.