Child stunting in Brazil
8.0% of children under five in Brazil were stunted in 2019.
Brazil, 2019
8.0%
Change from 2007
+1.0percentage points
Median of G20 countries, 2019
13.2%
Position in 2019
33rd of 46
Child stunting in Brazil over time
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Brazil |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.0% |
| 2007 | 7.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 7.0% in 2007, a change of +1.0 percentage points.
- Since 1989, when it was 19.8%, the figure has changed by −11.8 percentage points.
- Among the 46 countries with data for 2019, Brazil has the 33rd highest value.
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Prevalence of undernourishment
2.5%
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Under-five mortality rate
14.2 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
75.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
17.8 years
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Healthy life expectancy
63.8 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
84
2023 · WHO