Health in Pernambuco, Brazil: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Pernambuco was 75.5 years in 2024, 6th 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 Pernambuco?
Women in Pernambuco could expect to live 79.2 years and men 71.7 years in 2024, a gap of 7.5 years (Brazil: 79.9 and 73.3).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyIs life expectancy rising in Pernambuco?
Life expectancy in Pernambuco has risen from 73.3 years in 2010 to 75.5 in 2024; it dipped to 72.5 in 2021, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Pernambuco?
The infant mortality rate in Pernambuco was 12.7 deaths before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in 2024, 13th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 12.2); in 2010 it was 15.7.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many children in Pernambuco die before age five?
Out of every 1,000 children born in Pernambuco, 15.0 were expected to die before their fifth birthday at 2024 mortality rates, 13th 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 Pernambuco die before 60?
At 2024 mortality rates, 20.3% of men aged 15 in Pernambuco would die before turning 60, against 9.2% of women; the rate for men is 2nd 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 Pernambuco in 2024 could expect to live another 22.3 years on average, 11th shortest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 22.6). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copy
How Pernambuco compares with other states
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2024)
Pernambuco ranks 22 of 27, highest first. IBGE population projections, 2024 revision.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Mato Grosso | 75.7 years |
| 20 | Rio de Janeiro | 75.6 years |
| 21 | Maranhao | 75.6 years |
| 22 | Pernambuco | 75.5 years |
| 23 | Amazonas | 75.5 years |
| 24 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 75.4 years |
| 25 | Alagoas | 74.4 years |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Pernambuco ranks 15 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 17 | Rondonia | 12.1 |
| 18 | Goias | 12.0 |
Deaths before age five per 1,000 births (2024)
Pernambuco ranks 15 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths before age five per 1,000 births |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 18 | Goias | 14.1 |
Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) (2024)
Pernambuco ranks 2 of 27, highest first. Probability of death between ages 15 and 60 at current mortality rates.
| Rank | Region | Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alagoas | 20.8% |
| 2 | Pernambuco | 20.3% |
| 3 | Bahia | 19.8% |
| 4 | Amapa | 19.7% |
| 5 | Piaui | 18.7% |
| 6 | Ceara | 18.3% |
| 7 | Paraiba | 18.3% |
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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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