Brazil sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 76.0 years of life, 97th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Brazil, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 76.0 yrs | 97 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 7.9 /1,000 | 103 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 7.1 /1,000 | 112 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 19.4 yrs | 69 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 86.4 /1,000 | 54 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 6.2 yrs | 55 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 78.4 men/100 women | 91 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 12.3 /1,000 | 96 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 67.0 /100k | 79 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 14.5 % | 127 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 7.6 /100k | 87 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 16.0 /100k | 83 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 10.0 % | 98 of 143 | 2003 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 7.7 L | 52 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 11.0 % | 89 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $1,010 | 64 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $10,311 | 101 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Brazil's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 54th highest male mortality penalty in the world (86.4 /1,000) and the 55th highest life-expectancy gap in the world (6.2 yrs). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Brazil; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.