Infant mortality rate: total: 17.5 deaths/1,000 live births male: 20.5 deaths/1,000 live births female: 14.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.) Definition: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year. read more
As of 2011, Brazil had reduced the rate to 16 deaths per every 1,000 live births. Meeting Goals: Reducing Mortality Rates for Children. With this impressive improvement, Brazil has met the United Nation's Millennium Development Goal, which encouraged the nation to lower under-5 mortality rates by 73 percent by 2015. read more