Health in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Rio de Janeiro was 75.6 years in 2024, 8th 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 Rio de Janeiro?
Women in Rio de Janeiro could expect to live 78.7 years and men 72.4 years in 2024, a gap of 6.3 years (Brazil: 79.9 and 73.3).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyIs life expectancy rising in Rio de Janeiro?
Life expectancy in Rio de Janeiro has risen from 73.2 years in 2010 to 75.6 in 2024; it dipped to 71.5 in 2021, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Rio de Janeiro?
The infant mortality rate in Rio de Janeiro was 12.9 deaths before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in 2024, 14th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 12.2); in 2010 it was 13.9.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many children in Rio de Janeiro die before age five?
Out of every 1,000 children born in Rio de Janeiro, 15.2 were expected to die before their fifth birthday at 2024 mortality rates, 13th 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 Rio de Janeiro die before 60?
At 2024 mortality rates, 17.6% of men aged 15 in Rio de Janeiro would die before turning 60, against 9.6% of women; the rate for men is 13th 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 Rio de Janeiro in 2024 could expect to live another 21.9 years on average, 3rd shortest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 22.6). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copy
How Rio de Janeiro compares with other states
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2024)
Rio de Janeiro ranks 20 of 27, highest first. IBGE population projections, 2024 revision.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Acre | 75.9 years |
| 18 | Bahia | 75.8 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 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Rio de Janeiro ranks 14 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 17 | Rondonia | 12.1 |
Deaths before age five per 1,000 births (2024)
Rio de Janeiro ranks 13 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths before age five per 1,000 births |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Bahia | 16.5 |
| 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 |
Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) (2024)
Rio de Janeiro ranks 15 of 27, highest first. Probability of death between ages 15 and 60 at current mortality rates.
| Rank | Region | Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Mato Grosso | 18.0% |
| 13 | Amazonas | 17.7% |
| 14 | Rondonia | 17.7% |
| 15 | Rio de Janeiro | 17.6% |
| 16 | Roraima | 17.5% |
| 17 | Espirito Santo | 17.0% |
| 18 | Parana | 16.7% |
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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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