Health in Tocantins, Brazil: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Tocantins was 76.7 years in 2024, 13th 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 Tocantins?
Women in Tocantins could expect to live 80.3 years and men 73.4 years in 2024, a gap of 6.9 years (Brazil: 79.9 and 73.3).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyIs life expectancy rising in Tocantins?
Life expectancy in Tocantins has risen from 74.1 years in 2010 to 76.7 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 Tocantins?
The infant mortality rate in Tocantins was 12.5 deaths before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in 2024, 12th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 12.2); in 2010 it was 19.7.
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copyHow many children in Tocantins die before age five?
Out of every 1,000 children born in Tocantins, 14.1 were expected to die before their fifth birthday at 2024 mortality rates, 11th 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 Tocantins die before 60?
At 2024 mortality rates, 18.2% of men aged 15 in Tocantins would die before turning 60, against 8.4% of women; the rate for men is 8th 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 Tocantins in 2024 could expect to live another 23.2 years on average, 8th longest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 22.6). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copy
How Tocantins compares with other states
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2024)
Tocantins ranks 13 of 27, highest first. IBGE population projections, 2024 revision.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Parana | 76.8 years |
| 11 | Paraiba | 76.8 years |
| 12 | Goias | 76.8 years |
| 13 | Tocantins | 76.7 years |
| 14 | Sergipe | 76.4 years |
| 15 | Para | 76.3 years |
| 16 | Rondonia | 76.0 years |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Tocantins ranks 16 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 19 | Ceara | 11.4 |
Deaths before age five per 1,000 births (2024)
Tocantins ranks 17 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths before age five per 1,000 births |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Paraiba | 15.1 |
| 15 | Pernambuco | 15.0 |
| 16 | Rondonia | 14.5 |
| 17 | Tocantins | 14.1 |
| 18 | Goias | 14.1 |
| 19 | Espirito Santo | 13.4 |
| 20 | Minas Gerais | 13.1 |
Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) (2024)
Tocantins ranks 8 of 27, highest first. Probability of death between ages 15 and 60 at current mortality rates.
| Rank | Region | Men aged 15 dying before 60 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Piaui | 18.7% |
| 6 | Ceara | 18.3% |
| 7 | Paraiba | 18.3% |
| 8 | Tocantins | 18.2% |
| 9 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 18.2% |
| 10 | Maranhao | 18.1% |
| 11 | Sergipe | 18.0% |
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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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