Infant mortality rate in Brazil 2021

In 2021, the infant mortality rate in Brazil decreased by 0.2 deaths per 1,000 live births (-1.53 percent) since 2020. Therefore, the infant mortality rate in Brazil saw its lowest number in that year with 12.9 deaths per 1,000 live births. Notably, the infant mortality rate has been, with the exception of 2016, continuously decreasing over the last years.

The infant mortality rate refers to the number of newborns not expected to survive past the first year of life. This is generally expressed as a value per 1,000 live births, and infant mortality also includes neonatal mortality (deaths within the first 28 days of life).
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