Health in Boa Vista, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 579 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Boa Vista in 2020-2024 against 38,822 live births, 14.9 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 33rd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Boa Vista?
In 2024, 111 babies from Boa Vista died before their first birthday, 16.1 per 1,000 live births, compared with 111 (13.5 per 1,000) in 2020. For Brazil the 2024 figure was 12.6.
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyHow many babies are born in Boa Vista each year?
6,904 babies were born to mothers living in Boa Vista in 2024, down 15.8% from 8,195 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Boa Vista get prenatal care?
62.3% of babies born to Boa Vista residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 16th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Boa Vista have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 59.3% of residents of Boa Vista lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (54.5% straight to the network); the 82nd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1699th highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Boa Vista have piped water?
93.9% of Boa Vista's residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 159th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 13.0% of 2024 births in Boa Vista the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (201 births with no prenatal care recorded; Brazil: 5.4% with three or fewer). Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copy
How Boa Vista compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Boa Vista ranks 33 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | São Luís | 15.2 |
| 31 | Caxias | 15.2 |
| 32 | Petrolina | 15.0 |
| 33 | Boa Vista | 14.9 |
| 34 | Várzea Grande | 14.8 |
| 35 | Codó | 14.8 |
| 36 | Poá | 14.7 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Boa Vista ranks 305 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 302 | Porto Velho | 63.8% |
| 303 | Olinda | 63.8% |
| 304 | Itapevi | 63.3% |
| 305 | Boa Vista | 62.3% |
| 306 | Ilhéus | 60.1% |
| 307 | Paço do Lumiar | 60.0% |
| 308 | Santa Rita | 58.8% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Boa Vista ranks 239 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 236 | Nossa Senhora do Socorro | 60.4% |
| 237 | Belém | 59.5% |
| 238 | Atibaia | 59.4% |
| 239 | Boa Vista | 59.3% |
| 240 | Aparecida de Goiânia | 58.5% |
| 241 | Garanhuns | 58.2% |
| 242 | Porto Seguro | 57.9% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Boa Vista ranks 159 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 156 | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim | 94.0% |
| 157 | Sobral | 94.0% |
| 158 | Guarujá | 93.9% |
| 159 | Boa Vista | 93.9% |
| 160 | Petrolina | 93.7% |
| 161 | Itabuna | 93.7% |
| 162 | Muriaé | 93.6% |
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Sources
- Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS): TabNet, Sistema de Informações sobre Nascidos Vivos (SINASC): live births by mother's municipality of residence and year, 2020-2024 (final data), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d3eb8c12756b…)
- Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS): TabNet, Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade (SIM): infant deaths (under 1 year) by municipality of residence and year, 2020-2024 (final data), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9c69e0471200…)
- Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS): TabNet, SINASC: live births by mother's municipality of residence and number of prenatal appointments, 2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9206d88e6676…)
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE): Censo Demográfico 2022, Agregados por Municípios: household characteristics part 3, residents of occupied permanent private households by sewage destination, water source and rubbish disposal, every municipality, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1b96b1e32794…)
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