Health in Erechim, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 62 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Erechim in 2020-2024 against 6,404 live births, 9.7 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 68th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Erechim?
In 2024, 9 babies from Erechim died before their first birthday, 7.3 per 1,000 live births, compared with 19 (14.5 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 Erechim each year?
1,230 babies were born to mothers living in Erechim in 2024, down 6.1% from 1,310 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Erechim get prenatal care?
85.7% of babies born to Erechim residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 68th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Erechim have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 77.2% of residents of Erechim lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (27.6% straight to the network); the 138th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 998th highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Erechim have piped water?
95.8% of Erechim's residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 115th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 3.1% of 2024 births in Erechim 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 Erechim compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Erechim ranks 253 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 250 | Birigui | 9.7 |
| 251 | Chapecó | 9.7 |
| 252 | Ourinhos | 9.7 |
| 253 | Erechim | 9.7 |
| 254 | Arapongas | 9.7 |
| 255 | Patos de Minas | 9.6 |
| 256 | Cambé | 9.6 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Erechim ranks 68 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | Pindamonhangaba | 86.0% |
| 66 | Sorriso | 86.0% |
| 67 | Coronel Fabriciano | 85.7% |
| 68 | Erechim | 85.7% |
| 69 | Ji-Paraná | 85.6% |
| 70 | São Paulo | 85.5% |
| 71 | Niterói | 85.4% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Erechim ranks 183 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 180 | Brusque | 77.7% |
| 181 | Cubatão | 77.7% |
| 182 | Joinville | 77.3% |
| 183 | Erechim | 77.2% |
| 184 | Goiânia | 77.0% |
| 185 | Itabaiana | 76.9% |
| 186 | Pelotas | 76.3% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Erechim ranks 115 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 112 | Guaratinguetá | 95.9% |
| 113 | Sabará | 95.9% |
| 114 | Itajaí | 95.8% |
| 115 | Erechim | 95.8% |
| 116 | São Leopoldo | 95.7% |
| 117 | Lavras | 95.7% |
| 118 | Americana | 95.7% |
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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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