Health in Espirito Santo, Brazil: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Espirito Santo was 77.2 years in 2024, 6th 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 Espirito Santo?
Women in Espirito Santo could expect to live 80.8 years and men 73.7 years in 2024, a gap of 7.1 years (Brazil: 79.9 and 73.3).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyIs life expectancy rising in Espirito Santo?
Life expectancy in Espirito Santo has risen from 74.9 years in 2010 to 77.2 in 2024; it dipped to 73.7 in 2021, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Espirito Santo?
The infant mortality rate in Espirito Santo was 11.2 deaths before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in 2024, 8th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 12.2); in 2010 it was 11.5.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many children in Espirito Santo die before age five?
Out of every 1,000 children born in Espirito Santo, 13.4 were expected to die before their fifth birthday at 2024 mortality rates, 9th 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 Espirito Santo die before 60?
At 2024 mortality rates, 17.0% of men aged 15 in Espirito Santo would die before turning 60, against 8.2% of women; the rate for men is 11th lowest 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 Espirito Santo in 2024 could expect to live another 23.3 years on average, 5th longest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 22.6). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copy
How Espirito Santo compares with other states
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2024)
Espirito Santo ranks 6 of 27, highest first. IBGE population projections, 2024 revision.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (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 |
| 9 | Piaui | 77.0 years |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Espirito Santo ranks 20 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 23 | Rio Grande do Norte | 10.9 |
Deaths before age five per 1,000 births (2024)
Espirito Santo ranks 19 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths before age five per 1,000 births |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Rondonia | 14.5 |
| 17 | Tocantins | 14.1 |
| 18 | Goias | 14.1 |
| 19 | Espirito Santo | 13.4 |
| 20 | Minas Gerais | 13.1 |
| 21 | Ceara | 13.0 |
| 22 | Sao Paulo | 12.8 |
Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) (2024)
Espirito Santo ranks 17 of 27, highest first. Probability of death between ages 15 and 60 at current mortality rates.
| Rank | Region | Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Rondonia | 17.7% |
| 15 | Rio de Janeiro | 17.6% |
| 16 | Roraima | 17.5% |
| 17 | Espirito Santo | 17.0% |
| 18 | Parana | 16.7% |
| 19 | Rio Grande do Norte | 16.6% |
| 20 | Goias | 16.5% |
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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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