Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 1.34% to 14.7 in Brazil in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Brazil reached an all time high of 170 in 1960 and an all time low of 14.7 in 2020. When compared to Brazil's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Bolivia amounted to 25.4, 12.8 in Peru and 24.2 in Venezuela in 2020.
Brazil has been ranked 88th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Bolivia | 33.0 | 31.3 | 29.9 | 28.6 | 27.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 16.3 | 15.9 | 16.7 | 15.4 | 15.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chile | 8.10 | 7.90 | 7.70 | 7.40 | 7.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | 16.0 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Guyana | 34.1 | 33.1 | 32.1 | 31.2 | 30.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | 23.0 | 22.3 | 21.6 | 20.9 | 20.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peru | 16.4 | 15.7 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 13.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 19.9 | 19.3 | 18.8 | 18.3 | 17.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 18.0 | 19.1 | 24.2 | 24.2 | 24.2 |
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