How does Brazil rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?

Brazil ranks 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Brazil data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Brazil

Name: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Brazil
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Brazil: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women was 1.42 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.42 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.4%

World rank

101st

of 199 countries

All-time high

21.9 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

1.42 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Brazil, 1950–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Brazil is 1.42 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Brazil peaked at 21.9 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.42 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Brazil 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	19.74 deaths per 100 live births	17.47 deaths per 100 live births	21.9 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	15.12 deaths per 100 live births	13.53 deaths per 100 live births	16.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	11.67 deaths per 100 live births	10 deaths per 100 live births	13.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	7.92 deaths per 100 live births	6.55 deaths per 100 live births	9.58 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	4.95 deaths per 100 live births	3.68 deaths per 100 live births	6.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.61 deaths per 100 live births	1.95 deaths per 100 live births	3.44 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.65 deaths per 100 live births	1.5 deaths per 100 live births	1.86 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.46 deaths per 100 live births	1.42 deaths per 100 live births	1.49 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Brazil

98 Panama 1.53 deaths per 100 live births compare
99 Honduras 1.5 deaths per 100 live births compare
100 Samoa 1.49 deaths per 100 live births compare
102 Seychelles 1.4 deaths per 100 live births compare
103 Sao Tome and Principe 1.36 deaths per 100 live births compare
104 Mongolia 1.34 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Brazil

Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1.42 million (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 1.44 million (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 1.48 million (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 1.42 million (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 1.47 million (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.41 million (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.41 million (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.46 million (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 1.49 million (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.47 million (2025)

All data for Brazil →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Brazil?: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Brazil was 1.42 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 21.9 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 1.42 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Brazil rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?: Brazil ranks 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,056 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .