Health in Minas Gerais, Brazil: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Minas Gerais was 77.5 years in 2024, 4th 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 Minas Gerais?
Women in Minas Gerais could expect to live 80.5 years and men 74.5 years in 2024, a gap of 6.1 years (Brazil: 79.9 and 73.3).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyIs life expectancy rising in Minas Gerais?
Life expectancy in Minas Gerais has risen from 74.8 years in 2010 to 77.5 in 2024; it dipped to 74.0 in 2021, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Minas Gerais?
The infant mortality rate in Minas Gerais was 11.0 deaths before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in 2024, 6th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 12.2); in 2010 it was 14.6.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many children in Minas Gerais die before age five?
Out of every 1,000 children born in Minas Gerais, 13.1 were expected to die before their fifth birthday at 2024 mortality rates, 8th 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 Minas Gerais die before 60?
At 2024 mortality rates, 16.1% of men aged 15 in Minas Gerais would die before turning 60, against 8.0% of women; the rate for men is 5th 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 Minas Gerais in 2024 could expect to live another 23.2 years on average, 9th longest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 22.6). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copy
How Minas Gerais compares with other states
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2024)
Minas Gerais ranks 4 of 27, highest first. IBGE population projections, 2024 revision.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Distrito Federal | 79.7 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 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Minas Gerais ranks 22 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 24 | Distrito Federal | 10.6 |
| 25 | Parana | 10.5 |
Deaths before age five per 1,000 births (2024)
Minas Gerais ranks 20 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths before age five per 1,000 births |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 23 | Rio Grande do Norte | 12.7 |
Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) (2024)
Minas Gerais ranks 23 of 27, highest first. Probability of death between ages 15 and 60 at current mortality rates.
| Rank | Region | Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Goias | 16.5% |
| 21 | Para | 16.4% |
| 22 | Acre | 16.3% |
| 23 | Minas Gerais | 16.1% |
| 24 | Rio Grande do Sul | 15.7% |
| 25 | Sao Paulo | 15.5% |
| 26 | Santa Catarina | 13.7% |
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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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