Health in Brasília, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 1,883 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Brasília in 2020-2024 against 182,157 live births, 10.3 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 100th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Brasília?
In 2024, 349 babies from Brasília died before their first birthday, 10.5 per 1,000 live births, compared with 384 (9.8 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 Brasília each year?
33,282 babies were born to mothers living in Brasília in 2024, down 15.4% from 39,361 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Brasília get prenatal care?
78.7% of babies born to Brasília residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 145th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Brasília have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 84.7% of residents of Brasília lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (84.1% straight to the network); the 142nd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 674th highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Brasília have piped water?
92.8% of Brasília's residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 142nd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 5.2% of 2024 births in Brasília the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (315 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 Brasília compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Brasília ranks 221 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 218 | São Carlos | 10.5 |
| 219 | Várzea Paulista | 10.5 |
| 220 | Montes Claros | 10.4 |
| 221 | Brasília | 10.3 |
| 222 | Muriaé | 10.3 |
| 223 | Teixeira de Freitas | 10.3 |
| 224 | Araguaína | 10.3 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Brasília ranks 176 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 173 | Muriaé | 79.0% |
| 174 | Campo Grande | 78.9% |
| 175 | Itabaiana | 78.8% |
| 176 | Brasília | 78.7% |
| 177 | Rio Grande | 78.7% |
| 178 | Cuiabá | 78.7% |
| 179 | Governador Valadares | 78.7% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Brasília ranks 142 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 139 | Camboriú | 85.1% |
| 140 | Bagé | 85.1% |
| 141 | Guarujá | 84.9% |
| 142 | Brasília | 84.7% |
| 143 | Colombo | 84.6% |
| 144 | Rio Verde | 84.3% |
| 145 | Bragança Paulista | 84.2% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Brasília ranks 179 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 176 | Araguari | 92.9% |
| 177 | Jequié | 92.9% |
| 178 | Palhoça | 92.9% |
| 179 | Brasília | 92.8% |
| 180 | Uruguaiana | 92.8% |
| 181 | Patos de Minas | 92.7% |
| 182 | Rio Grande | 92.5% |
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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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