Health in Brazil 1,075 indicators covering health for Brazil. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 16,221 2021 down 23.2% 21st Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 9,418 2021 down 9.3% 18th Share of women who are smoking 8.9 2022 down 31.5% 72nd Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking 16.1 2022 down 26.8% 137th Share of men who are smoking 16.1 2022 down 26.8% 137th Adults smoking 2007 2018 12.5 2022 down 28.6% 117th Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 843 2024 up 40.7% 21st Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 3.4% 2023 up 385.7% 72nd Share healthy diet unaffordable 23.7 2024 down 12.5% 73rd Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 3.75 per 1,000 people 2024 up 4.0% 50th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 53,194 2021 up 30.4% 10th Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 8.3 2014 up 15.3% 89th Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.24 2014 up 1.2% 106th Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 8.1 2014 up 30.6% 101st Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 10.30 million 2024 down 10.7% 20th Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 10.30 million 2024 down 10.7% 23rd Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 79 2015 down 85.3% 43rd Births attended by skilled health personnel 98.4% 2024 up 0.4% 84th Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 34.09 2021 up 142.2% 58th Number of new leprosy cases 22,129 2024 down 28.8% 2nd Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 3.12 million constant US$ 2024 up 218.8% 86th Pharmacists 3.8 2024 down 45.2% 76th Health worker density, by type of occupation 7.85 per 10,000 people 2024 down 37.9% 32nd Low birth weight prevalence 8.7% 2020 up 4.8% 95th Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 98.0% 2025 up 1.0% 37th Low birth weight number 242.4 2020 down 3.9% 8th Number of new hivaids infections who 55,000 2024 down 15.4% 3rd Reported rabies deaths 2 2024 — 39th Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 15.00 million 2030 down 21.1% 8th Incidence of malaria 3.75 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 up 3.9% 55th Concentrations of fine particulate matter 23.03 2023 down 24.8% 74th Death rate road traffic injuries 16 2019 down 34.2% 86th New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 57,187 2023 up 33.3% 12th Cholera case fatality rate 0 2011 — 37th Medical doctors not further defined 124,234 2024 down 67.2% 8th Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 75.85 2023 up 1.7% 108th Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 8.7% 2030 down 25.0% 105th Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 8.6% 2030 down 25.2% 104th Tb patients tested positive for hiv 6,870 2021 down 26.2% 13th Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 1,684 2019 down 40.6% 34th Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 11.6% 2019 down 38.0% 186th Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 246,044 2019 up 33.9% 6th Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 0.0% 2024 — 132nd Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 124 2019 up 2.5% 2nd Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 3,000 2024 up 30.4% 19th Mortality caused by road traffic injury 16 per 100,000 population 2019 down 27.9% 86th Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 5.6 per 100,000 female population 2019 down 32.5% 106th Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 26.9 per 100,000 male population 2019 down 26.3% 77th Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 2024 unchanged 2nd Life expectancy - Regions 76.1 Years 2020 up 3.4% 43rd Ipv vaccine coverage 91 2024 down 6.2% 109th Tb patients living with hiv receiving art 3,551 2021 down 60.9% 18th HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) 59.0% 2024 up 68.6% 136th Hospital beds 25.18 2021 down 1.2% 72nd Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB 60.0% 2022 up 17.6% 120th New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population 104.38 2024 down 32.1% 7th Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases 46 2023 unchanged 140th Bladder cancer death rate 1.98 2021 up 5.4% 49th Cancer death rates by type who db 1.98 2021 up 5.4% 49th Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 86.0% 2025 — 95th ← Previous Page 15 of 18 Next →