Health in Roraima, Brazil: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Roraima was 74.3 years in 2024, 2nd 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 Roraima?
Women in Roraima could expect to live 77.2 years and men 71.8 years in 2024, a gap of 5.4 years (Brazil: 79.9 and 73.3).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyIs life expectancy rising in Roraima?
Life expectancy in Roraima has risen from 74.8 years in 2010 to 74.3 in 2024; it dipped to 69.1 in 2021, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Roraima?
The infant mortality rate in Roraima was 21.8 deaths before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in 2024, the highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 12.2); in 2010 it was 13.6.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many children in Roraima die before age five?
Out of every 1,000 children born in Roraima, 29.5 were expected to die before their fifth birthday at 2024 mortality rates, the 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 Roraima die before 60?
At 2024 mortality rates, 17.5% of men aged 15 in Roraima would die before turning 60, against 9.7% of women; the rate for men is 12th 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 Roraima in 2024 could expect to live another 22.1 years on average, 5th shortest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 22.6). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copy
How Roraima compares with other states
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2024)
Roraima ranks 26 of 27, highest first. IBGE population projections, 2024 revision.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (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 |
| 26 | Roraima | 74.3 years |
| 27 | Amapa | 74.3 years |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Roraima ranks 1 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roraima | 21.8 |
| 2 | Amapa | 19.2 |
| 3 | Sergipe | 18.2 |
| 4 | Acre | 17.1 |
| 5 | Amazonas | 16.6 |
| 6 | Maranhao | 14.6 |
| 7 | Piaui | 14.6 |
Deaths before age five per 1,000 births (2024)
Roraima ranks 1 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths before age five per 1,000 births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roraima | 29.5 |
| 2 | Amapa | 23.6 |
| 3 | Sergipe | 21.0 |
| 4 | Acre | 20.6 |
| 5 | Amazonas | 20.3 |
| 6 | Para | 17.5 |
| 7 | Maranhao | 17.2 |
Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) (2024)
Roraima ranks 16 of 27, highest first. Probability of death between ages 15 and 60 at current mortality rates.
| Rank | Region | Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 19 | Rio Grande do Norte | 16.6% |
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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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