What is number of under-five deaths in Brazil?

Number of under-five deaths in Brazil was 36,892 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 517,415 in 1960.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 36,892 in 2024.

How does Brazil rank for number of under-five deaths?

Brazil ranks 29th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Brazil

Name: Number of under-five deaths 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: Number of under-five deaths was 36,892 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

36,892

Change on year

down 2.8%

World rank

29th

of 195 countries

All-time high

517,415

in 1960

All-time low

36,892

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Brazil, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

Brazil recorded 36,892 for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Brazil peaked at 517,415 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 36,892, in 2024.

That places Brazil 29th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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	485,021	441,411	517,415	10
1970s	406,794	376,247	434,047	10
1980s	307,434	246,952	366,159	10
1990s	178,534	130,432	233,496	10
2000s	84,806	58,588	120,235	10
2010s	48,372	42,875	55,527	10
2020s	38,985	36,892	41,230	5

Countries ranked near Brazil

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30 Benin 35,304 compare
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32 Zambia 32,949 compare

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More health data for Brazil

Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.47 million (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 1.48 million (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 1.42 million (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 69.6% (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 1.47 million (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1.42 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 41.26 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 20.1% (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.46 million (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 1.44 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Brazil?: Number of under-five deaths in Brazil was 36,892 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 517,415 in 1960.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 36,892 in 2024.
How does Brazil rank for number of under-five deaths?: Brazil ranks 29th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
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, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.