Health in Alagoas, Brazil: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Alagoas was 74.4 years in 2024, 3rd shortest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 76.6), according to IBGE estimates in its 2024 population projections.
How long do men and women live in Alagoas?
Women in Alagoas could expect to live 77.6 years and men 71.1 years in 2024, a gap of 6.6 years (Brazil: 79.9 and 73.3).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyIs life expectancy rising in Alagoas?
Life expectancy in Alagoas has risen from 71.8 years in 2010 to 74.4 in 2024; it dipped to 72.0 in 2021, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Alagoas?
The infant mortality rate in Alagoas was 13.6 deaths before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in 2024, 10th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 12.2); in 2010 it was 18.1.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many children in Alagoas die before age five?
Out of every 1,000 children born in Alagoas, 15.8 were expected to die before their fifth birthday at 2024 mortality rates, 12th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 14.4).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many adults in Alagoas die before 60?
At 2024 mortality rates, 20.8% of men aged 15 in Alagoas would die before turning 60, against 10.3% of women; the rate for men is the highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 17.0% of men, 8.3% of women).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- People who reached 60 in Alagoas in 2024 could expect to live another 21.5 years on average, the shortest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 22.6). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copy
How Alagoas compares with other states
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2024)
Alagoas ranks 25 of 27, highest first. IBGE population projections, 2024 revision.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Maranhao | 75.6 years |
| 22 | Pernambuco | 75.5 years |
| 23 | Amazonas | 75.5 years |
| 24 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 75.4 years |
| 25 | Alagoas | 74.4 years |
| 26 | Roraima | 74.3 years |
| 27 | Amapa | 74.3 years |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Alagoas ranks 10 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Piaui | 14.6 |
| 8 | Para | 14.6 |
| 9 | Bahia | 14.3 |
| 10 | Alagoas | 13.6 |
| 11 | Mato Grosso | 13.5 |
| 12 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 13.4 |
| 13 | Paraiba | 13.0 |
Deaths before age five per 1,000 births (2024)
Alagoas ranks 12 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths before age five per 1,000 births |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Piaui | 16.5 |
| 10 | Bahia | 16.5 |
| 11 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 15.9 |
| 12 | Alagoas | 15.8 |
| 13 | Rio de Janeiro | 15.2 |
| 14 | Paraiba | 15.1 |
| 15 | Pernambuco | 15.0 |
Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) (2024)
Alagoas ranks 1 of 27, highest first. Probability of death between ages 15 and 60 at current mortality rates.
| Rank | Region | Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alagoas | 20.8% |
| 2 | Pernambuco | 20.3% |
| 3 | Bahia | 19.8% |
| 4 | Amapa | 19.7% |
| 5 | Piaui | 18.7% |
| 6 | Ceara | 18.3% |
| 7 | Paraiba | 18.3% |
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Sources
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE): Projecoes da Populacao, Revisao 2024: Table 4, implied indicators for Brazil and the federative units, 2000-2070 (population, life expectancy, infant mortality, fertility), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0169644992d1…)
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