Health in Paraiba, Brazil: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Paraiba was 76.8 years in 2024, 11th 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 Paraiba?
Women in Paraiba could expect to live 80.3 years and men 73.3 years in 2024, a gap of 7.0 years (Brazil: 79.9 and 73.3).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyIs life expectancy rising in Paraiba?
Life expectancy in Paraiba has risen from 74.2 years in 2010 to 76.8 in 2024; it dipped to 73.4 in 2021, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Paraiba?
The infant mortality rate in Paraiba was 13.0 deaths before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in 2024, 13th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 12.2); in 2010 it was 16.6.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many children in Paraiba die before age five?
Out of every 1,000 children born in Paraiba, 15.1 were expected to die before their fifth birthday at 2024 mortality rates, 14th 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 Paraiba die before 60?
At 2024 mortality rates, 18.3% of men aged 15 in Paraiba would die before turning 60, against 8.4% of women; the rate for men is 7th 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 Paraiba in 2024 could expect to live another 23.2 years on average, 6th longest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 22.6). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copy
How Paraiba compares with other states
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2024)
Paraiba ranks 11 of 27, highest first. IBGE population projections, 2024 revision.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Sao Paulo | 77.0 years |
| 9 | Piaui | 77.0 years |
| 10 | Parana | 76.8 years |
| 11 | Paraiba | 76.8 years |
| 12 | Goias | 76.8 years |
| 13 | Tocantins | 76.7 years |
| 14 | Sergipe | 76.4 years |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Paraiba ranks 13 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 15 | Pernambuco | 12.7 |
| 16 | Tocantins | 12.5 |
Deaths before age five per 1,000 births (2024)
Paraiba ranks 14 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths before age five per 1,000 births |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 15.9 |
| 12 | Alagoas | 15.8 |
| 13 | Rio de Janeiro | 15.2 |
| 14 | Paraiba | 15.1 |
| 15 | Pernambuco | 15.0 |
| 16 | Rondonia | 14.5 |
| 17 | Tocantins | 14.1 |
Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) (2024)
Paraiba ranks 7 of 27, highest first. Probability of death between ages 15 and 60 at current mortality rates.
| Rank | Region | Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 10 | Maranhao | 18.1% |
More on Paraiba: overview · economy and jobs · education and schools · poverty and living standards · government budget · Brazil
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…)
Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.