(Redirected from List of the states of Brazil by infant mortality)There are 26 'States of Brazil', or ''Estados'' in Portuguese, which are the
federal states of
Brazil, plus the Federal District which holds the capital city, BrasÃlia. This and the below figures are based on 2002 estimate data.

Brazilian states by infant mortality.
| Infant mortality of the states (2002) |
|---|
| Rank | State | Infant mortality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Grande do Sul | 15,4‰ |
| 2 | São Paulo | 17,4‰ |
| 3 | Distrito Federal | 17,5‰ |
| 4 | Roraima | 17,8‰ |
| 5 | Santa Catarina | 18,2‰ |
| 6 | Mato Grosso do Sul | 19,2‰ |
| 7 | Rio de Janeiro | 19,5‰ |
| 8 | Paraná | 20,7‰ |
| 9 | Goiás | 20,7‰ |
| 10 | Amazonas | 20,8‰ |
| 11 | Minas Gerais | 20,8‰ |
| 12 | EspÃrito Santo | 20,9‰ |
| 13 | Mato Grosso | 21,5‰ |
| 14 | Rondônia | 24,6‰ |
| 15 | Amapá | 24,9‰ |
| 16 | Pará | 27,3‰ |
| 17 | Tocantins | 28,4‰ |
| 18 | Piauà | 33,1‰ |
| 19 | Acre | 33,2‰ |
| 20 | Ceará | 35,1‰ |
| 21 | Bahia | 38,7‰ |
| 22 | Sergipe | 40,6‰ |
| 23 | Rio Grande do Norte | 41,9‰ |
| 24 | Pernambuco | 44,8‰ |
| 25 | ParaÃba | 45,5‰ |
| 26 | Maranhão | 46,3‰ |
| 27 | Alagoas | 57,7‰ |
See also
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Brazil
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States of Brazil
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List of subnational entities
External links
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Statoids data on Brazilian states