Health in Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 592 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Campos dos Goytacazes in 2020-2024 against 32,108 live births, 18.4 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 6th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Campos dos Goytacazes?
In 2024, 119 babies from Campos dos Goytacazes died before their first birthday, 20.3 per 1,000 live births, compared with 124 (18.1 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 Campos dos Goytacazes each year?
5,870 babies were born to mothers living in Campos dos Goytacazes in 2024, down 14.3% from 6,849 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Campos dos Goytacazes get prenatal care?
77.5% of babies born to Campos dos Goytacazes residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 128th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Campos dos Goytacazes have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 64.1% of residents of Campos dos Goytacazes lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (61.7% straight to the network); the 96th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1507th highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Campos dos Goytacazes have piped water?
80.8% of Campos dos Goytacazes' residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 63rd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 8.7% of 2024 births in Campos dos Goytacazes the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (179 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 Campos dos Goytacazes compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Campos dos Goytacazes ranks 6 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Macapá | 19.5 |
| 4 | Ilhéus | 19.4 |
| 5 | Nilópolis | 18.9 |
| 6 | Campos dos Goytacazes | 18.4 |
| 7 | Corumbá | 18.4 |
| 8 | Santana | 18.2 |
| 9 | Paço do Lumiar | 17.8 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Campos dos Goytacazes ranks 193 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 190 | São Pedro da Aldeia | 77.6% |
| 191 | Guaratinguetá | 77.6% |
| 192 | Francisco Morato | 77.6% |
| 193 | Campos dos Goytacazes | 77.5% |
| 194 | Teixeira de Freitas | 77.5% |
| 195 | Mesquita | 77.5% |
| 196 | Franca | 77.4% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Campos dos Goytacazes ranks 225 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 222 | Campo Grande | 65.3% |
| 223 | Ilhéus | 65.3% |
| 224 | Luís Eduardo Magalhães | 64.5% |
| 225 | Campos dos Goytacazes | 64.1% |
| 226 | Feira de Santana | 63.8% |
| 227 | Cotia | 63.6% |
| 228 | Itapecerica da Serra | 63.4% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Campos dos Goytacazes ranks 258 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 255 | Paranaguá | 81.4% |
| 256 | Bacabal | 81.1% |
| 257 | Cabo de Santo Agostinho | 80.9% |
| 258 | Campos dos Goytacazes | 80.8% |
| 259 | Macaé | 80.7% |
| 260 | Itaguaí | 80.5% |
| 261 | Caucaia | 79.9% |
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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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