Health in Santa Catarina, Brazil: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Santa Catarina was 78.3 years in 2024, 2nd 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 Santa Catarina?
Women in Santa Catarina could expect to live 81.1 years and men 75.4 years in 2024, a gap of 5.7 years (Brazil: 79.9 and 73.3).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyIs life expectancy rising in Santa Catarina?
Life expectancy in Santa Catarina has risen from 75.6 years in 2010 to 78.3 in 2024; it dipped to 74.5 in 2021, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Santa Catarina?
The infant mortality rate in Santa Catarina was 8.7 deaths before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in 2024, the lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 12.2); in 2010 it was 10.6.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many children in Santa Catarina die before age five?
Out of every 1,000 children born in Santa Catarina, 10.2 were expected to die before their fifth birthday at 2024 mortality rates, the 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 Santa Catarina die before 60?
At 2024 mortality rates, 13.7% of men aged 15 in Santa Catarina would die before turning 60, against 7.4% of women; the rate for men is 2nd 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 Santa Catarina in 2024 could expect to live another 23.0 years on average, 10th longest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 22.6). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copy
How Santa Catarina compares with other states
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2024)
Santa Catarina ranks 2 of 27, highest first. IBGE population projections, 2024 revision.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Distrito Federal | 79.7 years |
| 2 | Santa Catarina | 78.3 years |
| 3 | Rio Grande do Norte | 77.8 years |
| 4 | Minas Gerais | 77.5 years |
| 5 | Ceara | 77.3 years |
| 6 | Espirito Santo | 77.2 years |
| 7 | Rio Grande do Sul | 77.2 years |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Santa Catarina ranks 27 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Sao Paulo | 11.0 |
| 22 | Minas Gerais | 11.0 |
| 23 | Rio Grande do Norte | 10.9 |
| 24 | Distrito Federal | 10.6 |
| 25 | Parana | 10.5 |
| 26 | Rio Grande do Sul | 9.5 |
| 27 | Santa Catarina | 8.7 |
Deaths before age five per 1,000 births (2024)
Santa Catarina ranks 27 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths before age five per 1,000 births |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Ceara | 13.0 |
| 22 | Sao Paulo | 12.8 |
| 23 | Rio Grande do Norte | 12.7 |
| 24 | Distrito Federal | 12.3 |
| 25 | Parana | 12.1 |
| 26 | Rio Grande do Sul | 11.1 |
| 27 | Santa Catarina | 10.2 |
Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) (2024)
Santa Catarina ranks 26 of 27, highest first. Probability of death between ages 15 and 60 at current mortality rates.
| Rank | Region | Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Para | 16.4% |
| 22 | Acre | 16.3% |
| 23 | Minas Gerais | 16.1% |
| 24 | Rio Grande do Sul | 15.7% |
| 25 | Sao Paulo | 15.5% |
| 26 | Santa Catarina | 13.7% |
| 27 | Distrito Federal | 12.4% |
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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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