World Health Organization

{
  "unit": "deaths per 1,000 live births",
  "region": "Americas",
  "country": "Brazil",
  "indicator": "Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births)",
  "male_value": 13.608203825,
  "latest_year": 2024,
  "source_link": "https://ghoapi.azureedge.net/api/MDG_0000000001?%24filter=SpatialDim+eq+%27BRA%27&%24orderby=TimeDim+desc",
  "female_value": 10.841855023,
  "region_value": 10.911642148,
  "both_sexes_value": 12.260427311,
  "historical_values": [
    {
      "year": 2024,
      "value": 12.260427311
    },
    {
      "year": 2023,
      "value": 12.430646999
    },
    {
      "year": 2022,
      "value": 12.568670991
    }
  ],
  "who_indicator_code": "MDG_0000000001"
}

{
  "title": "Mental health",
  "overview": "Mental health is a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn and work well, and contribute to their community. It has intrinsic a…",
  "sections": [
    {
      "text": "The risks and protective factors that influence mental health operate at multiple levels.\n\nIndividual factors such as emotional skills, substance use and genetics can increase vulnerability to mental …",
      "heading": "Risks and protective factors"
    },
    {
      "text": "Promotion and prevention efforts aim to improve mental health by addressing individual, social and structural determinants of mental health. Interventions can be designed for individuals, specific gro…",
      "heading": "Mental health promotion and prevention"
    },
    {
      "text": "National efforts to strengthen mental health must focus not only on promoting mental well-being for all, but also on addressing the needs of people with mental health conditions.\n\nThis is best achieve…",
      "heading": "Mental health care and treatment"
    }
  ],
  "key_facts": [
    "Globally, more than a billion people live with a mental health condition.",
    "Affordable, effective and feasible strategies exist to promote, protect and restore mental health.",
    "The need for action on mental health is indisputable and urgent."
  ],
  "page_link": "https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mental-health-strengthening-our-response",
  "date_updated": "2026-09-11"
}

{
  "reports": [
    {
      "title": "Cholera – Multi-country with a focus on countries experiencing current surges",
      "disease": "Cholera",
      "summary": "The global cholera situation continues to deteriorate, driven by conflict and poverty, posing a significant public health challenge across multiple WHO regions. Between 1 January and 17 August 2025, a…",
      "countries": [],
      "report_link": "https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2025-DON579",
      "published_date": "2025-08-29",
      "who_risk_assessment_summary": "As of 17 August 2025, cholera outbreaks continue to escalate across multiple countries, with seven of the 31 countries now reporting case fatality rates above 1%, indicating serious gaps in case manag…"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cholera - Angola",
      "disease": "Cholera",
      "summary": "Since January 2025, Angola has been experiencing a substantial cholera outbreak. As of 23 March 2025, a total of 8543 cases and 329 deaths (Case Fatality Rate (CFR) 3.9%) have been reported, with one-…",
      "countries": [
        "Angola"
      ],
      "report_link": "https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2025-DON562",
      "published_date": "2025-03-28",
      "who_risk_assessment_summary": "Angola is experiencing a substantial cholera outbreak with a significant proportion of deaths occurring in the community, exacerbating cholera transmission by delaying case detection and response, hin…"
    }
  ]
}