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Partnership in Brazil

The GBD Brazil Network represents a collaboration between researchers from prominent institutions across the country, producing critical public health resources to reach a broad Portuguese-speaking audience.

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77.4 years was the life expectancy for women in Brazil in 2021, up 4.3 years since 1990. For men, the life expectancy increased from 65.6 to 70.2.
81% more health loss in Brazil is attributable to high body-mass index as compared to 1990.
24% of all deaths in Brazil in 2021 were due to COVID-19, representing the leading cause of death in the country.

Brazil records and datasets in our catalog

The Global Health Data Exchange (GHDx) catalogs all the data sources from Brazil used in our research, as well as estimates that we generate. Visit the GHDx to explore data on all the countries we study.