Health in Amapa, Brazil: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Amapa was 74.3 years in 2024, the 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 Amapa?
Women in Amapa could expect to live 78.8 years and men 70.3 years in 2024, a gap of 8.5 years (Brazil: 79.9 and 73.3).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyIs life expectancy rising in Amapa?
Life expectancy in Amapa has risen from 74.5 years in 2010 to 74.3 in 2024; it dipped to 70.4 in 2021, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Amapa?
The infant mortality rate in Amapa was 19.2 deaths before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in 2024, 2nd highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 12.2); in 2010 it was 21.8.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many children in Amapa die before age five?
Out of every 1,000 children born in Amapa, 23.6 were expected to die before their fifth birthday at 2024 mortality rates, 2nd 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 Amapa die before 60?
At 2024 mortality rates, 19.7% of men aged 15 in Amapa would die before turning 60, against 7.9% of women; the rate for men is 4th 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 Amapa in 2024 could expect to live another 21.9 years on average, 4th shortest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 22.6). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copy
How Amapa compares with other states
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2024)
Amapa ranks 27 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)
Amapa ranks 2 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roraima | 21.8 |
| 2 | Amapa | 19.2 |
| 3 | Sergipe | 18.2 |
| 4 | Acre | 17.1 |
| 5 | Amazonas | 16.6 |
| 6 | Maranhao | 14.6 |
| 7 | Piaui | 14.6 |
Deaths before age five per 1,000 births (2024)
Amapa ranks 2 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths before age five per 1,000 births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roraima | 29.5 |
| 2 | Amapa | 23.6 |
| 3 | Sergipe | 21.0 |
| 4 | Acre | 20.6 |
| 5 | Amazonas | 20.3 |
| 6 | Para | 17.5 |
| 7 | Maranhao | 17.2 |
Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) (2024)
Amapa ranks 4 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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