Country profile · BRA
Brazil
Region · Latin America & Caribbean Population · 211.1M people
These estimates describe populations, not individual outcomes. Select a country or region to see more of the measures used in the simulation.
Health and education
- Death before age 1
- 1.2%
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 72 / 100,000
- Children per woman
- 1.62
- Expected years of schooling
- 15.8 years
- Tertiary enrollment
- 61%
- Smoking prevalence (men / women)
- 17% / 10%
Income and daily life
- Income inequality (Gini)
- 0.52
- Urban population
- 88%
- Employment in agriculture
- 9%
- Internet use
- 84%
- Adult HIV prevalence
- 0.70%
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 20.5 / 100k
- Road deaths per 100,000 people
- 16.0 / 100k
- Out-of-pocket health spending
- 25%
- Women married before age 18
- 26%
- Life satisfaction (out of 10)
- 6.27
Religion
- Christianity87%
- No religion10%
- Folk and traditional beliefs3%
Major cities
- São Paulo
- Rio de Janeiro
- Salvador
- Fortaleza
- Manaus
Common hazards
- Floods
Common migration destinations
- the United States
- Portugal
- Japan