Health in Juazeiro, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 329 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Juazeiro in 2020-2024 against 19,532 live births, 16.8 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 12th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Juazeiro?
In 2024, 73 babies from Juazeiro died before their first birthday, 20.4 per 1,000 live births, compared with 72 (16.9 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 Juazeiro each year?
3,582 babies were born to mothers living in Juazeiro in 2024, down 16.0% from 4,263 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Juazeiro get prenatal care?
69.9% of babies born to Juazeiro residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 52nd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Juazeiro have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 77.9% of residents of Juazeiro lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (77.1% straight to the network); the 142nd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 961st highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Juazeiro have piped water?
95.2% of Juazeiro's residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 130th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 6.2% of 2024 births in Juazeiro the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (26 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 Juazeiro compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Juazeiro ranks 12 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Paço do Lumiar | 17.8 |
| 10 | Simões Filho | 17.3 |
| 11 | Governador Valadares | 17.0 |
| 12 | Juazeiro | 16.8 |
| 13 | Nossa Senhora do Socorro | 16.7 |
| 14 | São João de Meriti | 16.4 |
| 15 | Duque de Caxias | 16.4 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Juazeiro ranks 269 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 266 | Serra | 70.9% |
| 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% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Juazeiro ranks 179 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 176 | Teófilo Otoni | 78.7% |
| 177 | Foz do Iguaçu | 78.5% |
| 178 | Franco da Rocha | 78.1% |
| 179 | Juazeiro | 77.9% |
| 180 | Brusque | 77.7% |
| 181 | Cubatão | 77.7% |
| 182 | Joinville | 77.3% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Juazeiro ranks 130 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 127 | Patos | 95.4% |
| 128 | Araguaína | 95.3% |
| 129 | Araruama | 95.2% |
| 130 | Juazeiro | 95.2% |
| 131 | Goiânia | 95.2% |
| 132 | Serra | 95.1% |
| 133 | Almirante Tamandaré | 95.1% |
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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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