Health in Cariacica, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 289 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Cariacica in 2020-2024 against 25,448 live births, 11.4 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 158th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Cariacica?
In 2024, 75 babies from Cariacica died before their first birthday, 15.7 per 1,000 live births, compared with 52 (9.6 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 Cariacica each year?
4,763 babies were born to mothers living in Cariacica in 2024, down 12.0% from 5,415 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Cariacica get prenatal care?
65.9% of babies born to Cariacica residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 30th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Cariacica have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 80.3% of residents of Cariacica lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (79.8% straight to the network); the 154th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 870th highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Cariacica have piped water?
97.1% of Cariacica's residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 76th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 10.8% of 2024 births in Cariacica the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (107 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 Cariacica compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Cariacica ranks 158 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 155 | Natal | 11.4 |
| 156 | Serra | 11.4 |
| 157 | Macaé | 11.4 |
| 158 | Cariacica | 11.4 |
| 159 | Sinop | 11.4 |
| 160 | Dourados | 11.4 |
| 161 | Barreiras | 11.4 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Cariacica ranks 291 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 288 | Queimados | 66.2% |
| 289 | Itabuna | 66.2% |
| 290 | São José de Ribamar | 65.9% |
| 291 | Cariacica | 65.9% |
| 292 | Manaus | 65.6% |
| 293 | São Luís | 65.6% |
| 294 | Manacapuru | 65.4% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Cariacica ranks 167 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 164 | Três Lagoas | 80.4% |
| 165 | Mogi das Cruzes | 80.4% |
| 166 | Itajaí | 80.4% |
| 167 | Cariacica | 80.3% |
| 168 | Linhares | 80.2% |
| 169 | Apucarana | 79.9% |
| 170 | Criciúma | 79.6% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Cariacica ranks 76 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | Mogi Guaçu | 97.2% |
| 74 | Criciúma | 97.1% |
| 75 | Taubaté | 97.1% |
| 76 | Cariacica | 97.1% |
| 77 | Jacareí | 97.1% |
| 78 | Botucatu | 97.1% |
| 79 | Barretos | 97.1% |
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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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