Number of under-five deaths, female in Brazil
Brazil: Number of under-five deaths, female was 16,007 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, female in Brazil, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 16,007 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Brazil peaked at 233,214 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 16,007, in 2024.
That places Brazil 30th 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 | 217,139 | 196,399 | 233,214 | 10 |
| 1970s | 180,566 | 167,276 | 192,821 | 10 |
| 1980s | 136,504 | 109,205 | 162,896 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78,193 | 56,622 | 103,024 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,685 | 25,337 | 52,056 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,971 | 18,599 | 24,016 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,908 | 16,007 | 17,881 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 696,748 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.61 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Brazil?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Brazil was 16,007 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 233,214 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,007 in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Brazil ranks 30th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.