Health in Amazonas, Brazil: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Amazonas was 75.5 years in 2024, 5th 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 Amazonas?
Women in Amazonas could expect to live 79.0 years and men 72.2 years in 2024, a gap of 6.8 years (Brazil: 79.9 and 73.3).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyIs life expectancy rising in Amazonas?
Life expectancy in Amazonas has risen from 74.1 years in 2010 to 75.5 in 2024; it dipped to 69.7 in 2021, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Amazonas?
The infant mortality rate in Amazonas was 16.6 deaths before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in 2024, 5th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 12.2); in 2010 it was 17.8.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many children in Amazonas die before age five?
Out of every 1,000 children born in Amazonas, 20.3 were expected to die before their fifth birthday at 2024 mortality rates, 5th 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 Amazonas die before 60?
At 2024 mortality rates, 17.7% of men aged 15 in Amazonas would die before turning 60, against 8.7% of women; the rate for men is 13th 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 Amazonas in 2024 could expect to live another 22.3 years on average, 10th shortest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 22.6). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copy
How Amazonas compares with other states
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2024)
Amazonas ranks 23 of 27, highest first. IBGE population projections, 2024 revision.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Rio de Janeiro | 75.6 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 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Amazonas ranks 5 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Amapa | 19.2 |
| 3 | Sergipe | 18.2 |
| 4 | Acre | 17.1 |
| 5 | Amazonas | 16.6 |
| 6 | Maranhao | 14.6 |
| 7 | Piaui | 14.6 |
| 8 | Para | 14.6 |
Deaths before age five per 1,000 births (2024)
Amazonas ranks 5 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths before age five per 1,000 births |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Amapa | 23.6 |
| 3 | Sergipe | 21.0 |
| 4 | Acre | 20.6 |
| 5 | Amazonas | 20.3 |
| 6 | Para | 17.5 |
| 7 | Maranhao | 17.2 |
| 8 | Mato Grosso | 16.7 |
Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) (2024)
Amazonas ranks 13 of 27, highest first. Probability of death between ages 15 and 60 at current mortality rates.
| Rank | Region | Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Maranhao | 18.1% |
| 11 | Sergipe | 18.0% |
| 12 | Mato Grosso | 18.0% |
| 13 | Amazonas | 17.7% |
| 14 | Rondonia | 17.7% |
| 15 | Rio de Janeiro | 17.6% |
| 16 | Roraima | 17.5% |
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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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