Infant deaths in Brazil
Brazil: Infant deaths was 31,647 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Infant deaths in Brazil, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant deaths in Brazil is 31,647, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant deaths in Brazil peaked at 101,340 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31,647, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 27th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71,779 | 49,962 | 101,340 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,532 | 36,786 | 47,447 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,360 | 31,647 | 35,267 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More development goals data for Brazil
- Red List Index 0.7834 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.19 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 791.36 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 100 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 36 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 60 (2025)
- Neonatal deaths 18,331 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant deaths in Brazil?
- Infant deaths in Brazil was 31,647 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant deaths recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 101,340 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant deaths recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,647 in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for infant deaths?
- Brazil ranks 27th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant deaths rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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