What is mortality rate, infant in Brazil?

Mortality rate, infant in Brazil was 12.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 127.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 12.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Brazil rank for mortality rate, infant?

Brazil ranks 99th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Brazil data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, infant in Brazil

Name: Mortality rate, infant in Brazil
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Brazil: Mortality rate, infant was 12.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

12.3 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 0.8%

World rank

99th

of 195 countries

All-time high

127.2 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

12.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, infant in Brazil, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 12.3 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Brazil peaked at 127.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 12.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

That places Brazil 99th out of 195 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
1960s	114.83 per 1,000 live births	104.3 per 1,000 live births	127.2 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	91.69 per 1,000 live births	79.9 per 1,000 live births	102.2 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	64.34 per 1,000 live births	54 per 1,000 live births	76.7 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	41.32 per 1,000 live births	31.1 per 1,000 live births	51.9 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	22.2 per 1,000 live births	16.7 per 1,000 live births	29.1 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	14.21 per 1,000 live births	12.9 per 1,000 live births	16 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	12.56 per 1,000 live births	12.3 per 1,000 live births	12.8 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Brazil

96 Honduras 12.8 per 1,000 live births compare
96 Uzbekistan 12.8 per 1,000 live births compare
98 Azerbaijan 12.5 per 1,000 live births compare
99 Samoa 12.3 per 1,000 live births compare
101 Mexico 12.1 per 1,000 live births compare
102 Jordan 12 per 1,000 live births compare
102 Panama 12 per 1,000 live births compare
102 Vietnam 12 per 1,000 live births compare

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More health data for Brazil

Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1.48 million (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 10.75 million (2025)
Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 1.54 million (2025)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 1.49 million (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 1.53 million (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 1.46 million (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 12.7% (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 1.49 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 41.26 million (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1.51 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant in Brazil?: Mortality rate, infant in Brazil was 12.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 127.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 12.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Brazil rank for mortality rate, infant?: Brazil ranks 99th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.