Health in Catalão, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 77 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Catalão in 2020-2024 against 6,957 live births, 11.1 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 147th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Catalão?
In 2024, 8 babies from Catalão died before their first birthday, 6.1 per 1,000 live births, compared with 20 (13.7 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 Catalão each year?
1,313 babies were born to mothers living in Catalão in 2024, down 10.1% from 1,460 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Catalão get prenatal care?
89.3% of babies born to Catalão residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 18th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Catalão have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 60.6% of residents of Catalão lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (59.3% straight to the network); the 86th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1652nd highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Catalão have piped water?
94.6% of Catalão's residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 143rd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 2.1% of 2024 births in Catalão the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (7 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 Catalão compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Catalão ranks 174 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 171 | Piraquara | 11.1 |
| 172 | Nova Friburgo | 11.1 |
| 173 | Foz do Iguaçu | 11.1 |
| 174 | Catalão | 11.1 |
| 175 | Pelotas | 11.1 |
| 176 | Poços de Caldas | 11.1 |
| 177 | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim | 11.1 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Catalão ranks 18 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Paulínia | 89.6% |
| 16 | Santa Bárbara D'Oeste | 89.6% |
| 17 | Chapecó | 89.4% |
| 18 | Catalão | 89.3% |
| 19 | Tatuí | 89.3% |
| 20 | São José do Rio Preto | 89.2% |
| 21 | Sinop | 89.1% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Catalão ranks 235 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 232 | Anápolis | 63.1% |
| 233 | Rio das Ostras | 61.9% |
| 234 | Cabo Frio | 61.0% |
| 235 | Catalão | 60.6% |
| 236 | Nossa Senhora do Socorro | 60.4% |
| 237 | Belém | 59.5% |
| 238 | Atibaia | 59.4% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Catalão ranks 143 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 140 | Tatuí | 94.8% |
| 141 | Santana de Parnaíba | 94.7% |
| 142 | Cuiabá | 94.6% |
| 143 | Catalão | 94.6% |
| 144 | Pelotas | 94.4% |
| 145 | Simões Filho | 94.4% |
| 146 | Nova Serrana | 94.3% |
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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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