Latin America & Caribbean · population about 211 million
If you were born in Brazil
Right now, about 1.98% of the babies born on Earth are born in Brazil: 1 in 50, about 2.6 million a year, or about 4.9 a minute.
The chance that a baby born in Brazil dies before turning five is 1.4%, about 2.2 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 79.1 years for women and 72.3 years for men.
Life in Brazil, in numbers
Life expectancy75.8 yearswomen 79.1 · men 72.3United States 79.3 years · 56th highest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 51.4%14.4 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 64th lowest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 11.2%12.4 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 65th lowest of 141 countries
Mothers who die giving birth72 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 66th highest of 141 countries
Children per woman1.62total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 41st lowest of 141 countries
Expected years of schooling15.8 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 34th highest of 141 countries
College and university enrollment61%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 40th highest of 141 countries
Income per person (PPP)$19,080GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 54th highest of 141 countries
Income inequality0.52Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 5th highest of 141 countries
People living in cities88%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 18th highest of 141 countries
People working in farming9%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 46th lowest of 141 countries
People using the internet84%United States 94% · 56th highest of 141 countries
Women married before 1826%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 42nd highest of 141 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket25%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 60th lowest of 141 countries
HIV0.7%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 44th highest of 141 countries
Homicide20.5 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 10th highest of 141 countries
Road traffic deaths16 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 65th highest of 141 countries
People who smokemen 17% · women 10%
Life satisfaction6.27 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 38th highest of 134 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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