Health in Guarulhos, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 1,088 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Guarulhos in 2020-2024 against 88,682 live births, 12.3 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 117th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Guarulhos?
In 2024, 203 babies from Guarulhos died before their first birthday, 12.6 per 1,000 live births, compared with 198 (10.3 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 Guarulhos each year?
16,112 babies were born to mothers living in Guarulhos in 2024, down 16.0% from 19,175 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Guarulhos get prenatal care?
69.9% of babies born to Guarulhos residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 51st lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Guarulhos have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 91.5% of residents of Guarulhos lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (90.7% straight to the network); the 94th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 355th highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Guarulhos have piped water?
98.7% of Guarulhos' residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 29th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 8.1% of 2024 births in Guarulhos the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (245 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 Guarulhos compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Guarulhos ranks 117 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 114 | Bacabal | 12.4 |
| 115 | Porto Seguro | 12.3 |
| 116 | Uruguaiana | 12.3 |
| 117 | Guarulhos | 12.3 |
| 118 | São Gonçalo | 12.3 |
| 119 | Parnaíba | 12.2 |
| 120 | Tatuí | 12.2 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Guarulhos ranks 270 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 267 | Santarém | 70.6% |
| 268 | Nilópolis | 70.2% |
| 269 | Juazeiro | 69.9% |
| 270 | Guarulhos | 69.9% |
| 271 | João Pessoa | 69.6% |
| 272 | Poá | 69.0% |
| 273 | Carapicuíba | 68.8% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Guarulhos ranks 94 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Araguari | 92.0% |
| 92 | Porto Alegre | 91.8% |
| 93 | Alvorada | 91.6% |
| 94 | Guarulhos | 91.5% |
| 95 | Ponta Grossa | 91.4% |
| 96 | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim | 91.4% |
| 97 | São Vicente | 91.2% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Guarulhos ranks 29 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Vila Velha | 98.8% |
| 27 | Campinas | 98.8% |
| 28 | São Bernardo do Campo | 98.8% |
| 29 | Guarulhos | 98.7% |
| 30 | Piracicaba | 98.6% |
| 31 | Sorocaba | 98.6% |
| 32 | Hortolândia | 98.6% |
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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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