Health in Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 525 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Jaboatão dos Guararapes in 2020-2024 against 40,206 live births, 13.1 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 83rd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Jaboatão dos Guararapes?
In 2024, 101 babies from Jaboatão dos Guararapes died before their first birthday, 13.9 per 1,000 live births, compared with 106 (12.2 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 Jaboatão dos Guararapes each year?
7,284 babies were born to mothers living in Jaboatão dos Guararapes in 2024, down 16.2% from 8,697 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Jaboatão dos Guararapes get prenatal care?
67.3% of babies born to Jaboatão dos Guararapes residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 40th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Jaboatão dos Guararapes have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 40.7% of residents of Jaboatão dos Guararapes lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (32.5% straight to the network); the 55th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2413th highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Jaboatão dos Guararapes have piped water?
74.0% of Jaboatão dos Guararapes' residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 42nd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 9.2% of 2024 births in Jaboatão dos Guararapes the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (158 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 Jaboatão dos Guararapes compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Jaboatão dos Guararapes ranks 83 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Paragominas | 13.2 |
| 81 | Parauapebas | 13.1 |
| 82 | Lagarto | 13.1 |
| 83 | Jaboatão dos Guararapes | 13.1 |
| 84 | Tangará da Serra | 13.0 |
| 85 | Cuiabá | 13.0 |
| 86 | Anápolis | 13.0 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Jaboatão dos Guararapes ranks 281 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 278 | Parnaíba | 68.0% |
| 279 | Luziânia | 68.0% |
| 280 | Uberaba | 67.4% |
| 281 | Jaboatão dos Guararapes | 67.3% |
| 282 | Nova Iguaçu | 67.3% |
| 283 | Imperatriz | 67.1% |
| 284 | Abaetetuba | 66.6% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Jaboatão dos Guararapes ranks 266 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 263 | Natal | 43.8% |
| 264 | Sarandi | 43.3% |
| 265 | Crato | 41.8% |
| 266 | Jaboatão dos Guararapes | 40.7% |
| 267 | Paço do Lumiar | 40.3% |
| 268 | Juazeiro do Norte | 39.9% |
| 269 | São Lourenço da Mata | 39.7% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Jaboatão dos Guararapes ranks 279 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 276 | Lagarto | 75.2% |
| 277 | São José de Ribamar | 75.1% |
| 278 | Belford Roxo | 74.0% |
| 279 | Jaboatão dos Guararapes | 74.0% |
| 280 | Paulista | 72.9% |
| 281 | Luziânia | 72.7% |
| 282 | Vitória de Santo Antão | 72.7% |
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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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