Health in Para, Brazil: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Para was 76.3 years in 2024, 13th 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 Para?
Women in Para could expect to live 79.4 years and men 73.3 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 Para?
Life expectancy in Para has risen from 73.8 years in 2010 to 76.3 in 2024; it dipped to 73.2 in 2021, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Para?
The infant mortality rate in Para was 14.6 deaths before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in 2024, 8th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 12.2); in 2010 it was 20.1.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many children in Para die before age five?
Out of every 1,000 children born in Para, 17.5 were expected to die before their fifth birthday at 2024 mortality rates, 6th 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 Para die before 60?
At 2024 mortality rates, 16.4% of men aged 15 in Para would die before turning 60, against 8.3% of women; the rate for men is 7th 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 Para in 2024 could expect to live another 22.6 years on average, 13th longest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 22.6). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copy
How Para compares with other states
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2024)
Para ranks 15 of 27, highest first. IBGE population projections, 2024 revision.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Goias | 76.8 years |
| 13 | Tocantins | 76.7 years |
| 14 | Sergipe | 76.4 years |
| 15 | Para | 76.3 years |
| 16 | Rondonia | 76.0 years |
| 17 | Acre | 75.9 years |
| 18 | Bahia | 75.8 years |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Para ranks 8 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Amazonas | 16.6 |
| 6 | Maranhao | 14.6 |
| 7 | Piaui | 14.6 |
| 8 | Para | 14.6 |
| 9 | Bahia | 14.3 |
| 10 | Alagoas | 13.6 |
| 11 | Mato Grosso | 13.5 |
Deaths before age five per 1,000 births (2024)
Para ranks 6 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths before age five per 1,000 births |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 9 | Piaui | 16.5 |
Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) (2024)
Para ranks 21 of 27, highest first. Probability of death between ages 15 and 60 at current mortality rates.
| Rank | Region | Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Parana | 16.7% |
| 19 | Rio Grande do Norte | 16.6% |
| 20 | Goias | 16.5% |
| 21 | Para | 16.4% |
| 22 | Acre | 16.3% |
| 23 | Minas Gerais | 16.1% |
| 24 | Rio Grande do Sul | 15.7% |
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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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