Health in Brusque, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 75 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Brusque in 2020-2024 against 9,898 live births, 7.6 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 8th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Brusque?
In 2024, 12 babies from Brusque died before their first birthday, 6.4 per 1,000 live births, compared with 24 (11.6 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 Brusque each year?
1,871 babies were born to mothers living in Brusque in 2024, down 9.7% from 2,072 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Brusque get prenatal care?
86.9% of babies born to Brusque residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 47th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Brusque have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 77.7% of residents of Brusque lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (18.5% straight to the network); the 141st lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 971st highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Brusque have piped water?
87.6% of Brusque's residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 87th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 2.5% of 2024 births in Brusque the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (4 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 Brusque compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Brusque ranks 313 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 310 | Indaiatuba | 7.8 |
| 311 | Cachoeirinha | 7.7 |
| 312 | Curitiba | 7.6 |
| 313 | Brusque | 7.6 |
| 314 | Santana de Parnaíba | 7.5 |
| 315 | Joinville | 7.5 |
| 316 | São Caetano do Sul | 7.3 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Brusque ranks 47 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Rio de Janeiro | 87.2% |
| 45 | Jaraguá do Sul | 87.1% |
| 46 | Poços de Caldas | 87.0% |
| 47 | Brusque | 86.9% |
| 48 | Bauru | 86.9% |
| 49 | Rio Claro | 86.8% |
| 50 | Resende | 86.8% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Brusque ranks 180 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 177 | Foz do Iguaçu | 78.5% |
| 178 | Franco da Rocha | 78.1% |
| 179 | Juazeiro | 77.9% |
| 180 | Brusque | 77.7% |
| 181 | Cubatão | 77.7% |
| 182 | Joinville | 77.3% |
| 183 | Erechim | 77.2% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Brusque ranks 234 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 231 | Campo Largo | 88.3% |
| 232 | Rio Verde | 88.1% |
| 233 | Maringá | 87.7% |
| 234 | Brusque | 87.6% |
| 235 | Angra dos Reis | 87.6% |
| 236 | Barbacena | 87.5% |
| 237 | Paulo Afonso | 87.3% |
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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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