Health in Piaui, Brazil: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Piaui was 77.0 years in 2024, 9th 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 Piaui?
Women in Piaui could expect to live 80.8 years and men 73.3 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 Piaui?
Life expectancy in Piaui has risen from 75.3 years in 2010 to 77.0 in 2024; it dipped to 74.1 in 2021, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Piaui?
The infant mortality rate in Piaui was 14.6 deaths before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in 2024, 7th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 12.2); in 2010 it was 18.6.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many children in Piaui die before age five?
Out of every 1,000 children born in Piaui, 16.5 were expected to die before their fifth birthday at 2024 mortality rates, 9th 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 Piaui die before 60?
At 2024 mortality rates, 18.7% of men aged 15 in Piaui would die before turning 60, against 7.9% of women; the rate for men is 5th 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 Piaui in 2024 could expect to live another 23.7 years on average, 2nd longest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 22.6). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copy
How Piaui compares with other states
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2024)
Piaui ranks 9 of 27, highest first. IBGE population projections, 2024 revision.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Espirito Santo | 77.2 years |
| 7 | Rio Grande do Sul | 77.2 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 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Piaui ranks 7 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Acre | 17.1 |
| 5 | Amazonas | 16.6 |
| 6 | Maranhao | 14.6 |
| 7 | Piaui | 14.6 |
| 8 | Para | 14.6 |
| 9 | Bahia | 14.3 |
| 10 | Alagoas | 13.6 |
Deaths before age five per 1,000 births (2024)
Piaui ranks 9 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths before age five per 1,000 births |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 12 | Alagoas | 15.8 |
Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) (2024)
Piaui ranks 5 of 27, highest first. Probability of death between ages 15 and 60 at current mortality rates.
| Rank | Region | Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pernambuco | 20.3% |
| 3 | Bahia | 19.8% |
| 4 | Amapa | 19.7% |
| 5 | Piaui | 18.7% |
| 6 | Ceara | 18.3% |
| 7 | Paraiba | 18.3% |
| 8 | Tocantins | 18.2% |
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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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