Health in Ceara, Brazil: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Ceara was 77.3 years in 2024, 5th longest 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 Ceara?
Women in Ceara could expect to live 80.9 years and men 73.6 years in 2024, a gap of 7.4 years (Brazil: 79.9 and 73.3).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyIs life expectancy rising in Ceara?
Life expectancy in Ceara has risen from 75.3 years in 2010 to 77.3 in 2024; it dipped to 73.5 in 2021, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Ceara?
The infant mortality rate in Ceara was 11.4 deaths before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in 2024, 9th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 12.2); in 2010 it was 15.4.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many children in Ceara die before age five?
Out of every 1,000 children born in Ceara, 13.0 were expected to die before their fifth birthday at 2024 mortality rates, 7th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 14.4).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many adults in Ceara die before 60?
At 2024 mortality rates, 18.3% of men aged 15 in Ceara would die before turning 60, against 7.7% of women; the rate for men is 6th 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 Ceara in 2024 could expect to live another 23.5 years on average, 4th longest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 22.6). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copy
How Ceara compares with other states
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2024)
Ceara ranks 5 of 27, highest first. IBGE population projections, 2024 revision.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Santa Catarina | 78.3 years |
| 3 | Rio Grande do Norte | 77.8 years |
| 4 | Minas Gerais | 77.5 years |
| 5 | Ceara | 77.3 years |
| 6 | Espirito Santo | 77.2 years |
| 7 | Rio Grande do Sul | 77.2 years |
| 8 | Sao Paulo | 77.0 years |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Ceara ranks 19 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Tocantins | 12.5 |
| 17 | Rondonia | 12.1 |
| 18 | Goias | 12.0 |
| 19 | Ceara | 11.4 |
| 20 | Espirito Santo | 11.2 |
| 21 | Sao Paulo | 11.0 |
| 22 | Minas Gerais | 11.0 |
Deaths before age five per 1,000 births (2024)
Ceara ranks 21 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths before age five per 1,000 births |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Goias | 14.1 |
| 19 | Espirito Santo | 13.4 |
| 20 | Minas Gerais | 13.1 |
| 21 | Ceara | 13.0 |
| 22 | Sao Paulo | 12.8 |
| 23 | Rio Grande do Norte | 12.7 |
| 24 | Distrito Federal | 12.3 |
Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) (2024)
Ceara ranks 6 of 27, highest first. Probability of death between ages 15 and 60 at current mortality rates.
| Rank | Region | Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Bahia | 19.8% |
| 4 | Amapa | 19.7% |
| 5 | Piaui | 18.7% |
| 6 | Ceara | 18.3% |
| 7 | Paraiba | 18.3% |
| 8 | Tocantins | 18.2% |
| 9 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 18.2% |
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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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