Health in Lauro de Freitas, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 189 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Lauro de Freitas in 2020-2024 against 13,086 live births, 14.4 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 40th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Lauro de Freitas?
In 2024, 37 babies from Lauro de Freitas died before their first birthday, 16.8 per 1,000 live births, compared with 35 (11.6 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 Lauro de Freitas each year?
2,207 babies were born to mothers living in Lauro de Freitas in 2024, down 26.8% from 3,013 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Lauro de Freitas get prenatal care?
71.8% of babies born to Lauro de Freitas residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 60th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Lauro de Freitas have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 71.7% of residents of Lauro de Freitas lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (65.3% straight to the network); the 120th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1227th highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Lauro de Freitas have piped water?
97.7% of Lauro de Freitas' residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 59th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 10.0% of 2024 births in Lauro de Freitas the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (94 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 Lauro de Freitas compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Lauro de Freitas ranks 40 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Porto Velho | 14.7 |
| 38 | Teófilo Otoni | 14.6 |
| 39 | Itaquaquecetuba | 14.5 |
| 40 | Lauro de Freitas | 14.4 |
| 41 | Itacoatiara | 14.4 |
| 42 | Nova Iguaçu | 14.4 |
| 43 | Altamira | 14.4 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Lauro de Freitas ranks 261 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 258 | Rio das Ostras | 72.2% |
| 259 | São Gonçalo | 72.1% |
| 260 | Teresina | 71.9% |
| 261 | Lauro de Freitas | 71.8% |
| 262 | Vitória da Conquista | 71.8% |
| 263 | Cabo Frio | 71.6% |
| 264 | Magé | 71.2% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Lauro de Freitas ranks 201 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 198 | Santo Antônio de Jesus | 72.8% |
| 199 | Formosa | 72.1% |
| 200 | Simões Filho | 71.9% |
| 201 | Lauro de Freitas | 71.7% |
| 202 | Palmas | 71.5% |
| 203 | Fortaleza | 71.0% |
| 204 | São José | 70.8% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Lauro de Freitas ranks 59 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Curitiba | 97.8% |
| 57 | Sete Lagoas | 97.8% |
| 58 | Uberlândia | 97.8% |
| 59 | Lauro de Freitas | 97.7% |
| 60 | Nossa Senhora do Socorro | 97.7% |
| 61 | Marília | 97.7% |
| 62 | Ourinhos | 97.7% |
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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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