Health in Mato Grosso, Brazil: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Mato Grosso was 75.7 years in 2024, 9th 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 Mato Grosso?
Women in Mato Grosso could expect to live 79.5 years and men 72.4 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 Mato Grosso?
Life expectancy in Mato Grosso has risen from 73.5 years in 2010 to 75.7 in 2024; it dipped to 71.0 in 2021, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Mato Grosso?
The infant mortality rate in Mato Grosso was 13.5 deaths before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in 2024, 11th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 12.2); in 2010 it was 15.5.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many children in Mato Grosso die before age five?
Out of every 1,000 children born in Mato Grosso, 16.7 were expected to die before their fifth birthday at 2024 mortality rates, 8th 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 Mato Grosso die before 60?
At 2024 mortality rates, 18.0% of men aged 15 in Mato Grosso would die before turning 60, against 8.5% of women; the rate for men is 12th 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 Mato Grosso in 2024 could expect to live another 22.3 years on average, 9th shortest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 22.6). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copy
How Mato Grosso compares with other states
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2024)
Mato Grosso ranks 19 of 27, highest first. IBGE population projections, 2024 revision.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Rondonia | 76.0 years |
| 17 | Acre | 75.9 years |
| 18 | Bahia | 75.8 years |
| 19 | Mato Grosso | 75.7 years |
| 20 | Rio de Janeiro | 75.6 years |
| 21 | Maranhao | 75.6 years |
| 22 | Pernambuco | 75.5 years |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Mato Grosso ranks 11 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 14 | Rio de Janeiro | 12.9 |
Deaths before age five per 1,000 births (2024)
Mato Grosso ranks 8 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths before age five per 1,000 births |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Amazonas | 20.3 |
| 6 | Para | 17.5 |
| 7 | Maranhao | 17.2 |
| 8 | Mato Grosso | 16.7 |
| 9 | Piaui | 16.5 |
| 10 | Bahia | 16.5 |
| 11 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 15.9 |
Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) (2024)
Mato Grosso ranks 12 of 27, highest first. Probability of death between ages 15 and 60 at current mortality rates.
| Rank | Region | Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 18.2% |
| 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% |
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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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