Health in Macapá, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 773 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Macapá in 2020-2024 against 39,572 live births, 19.5 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 3rd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Macapá?
In 2024, 122 babies from Macapá died before their first birthday, 17.0 per 1,000 live births, compared with 166 (19.7 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 Macapá each year?
7,160 babies were born to mothers living in Macapá in 2024, down 15.2% from 8,446 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Macapá get prenatal care?
55.2% of babies born to Macapá residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 7th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Macapá have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 15.5% of residents of Macapá lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (11.9% straight to the network); the 18th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2156th lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Macapá have piped water?
44.6% of Macapá's residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 15th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 17.7% of 2024 births in Macapá the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (193 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 Macapá compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Macapá ranks 3 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itaituba | 21.2 |
| 2 | Itabuna | 20.7 |
| 3 | Macapá | 19.5 |
| 4 | Ilhéus | 19.4 |
| 5 | Nilópolis | 18.9 |
| 6 | Campos dos Goytacazes | 18.4 |
| 7 | Corumbá | 18.4 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Macapá ranks 314 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 311 | Simões Filho | 57.5% |
| 312 | Belém | 56.9% |
| 313 | Belford Roxo | 56.2% |
| 314 | Macapá | 55.2% |
| 315 | Ananindeua | 52.0% |
| 316 | Santana | 52.0% |
| 317 | Marituba | 51.3% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Macapá ranks 303 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 300 | Sinop | 17.3% |
| 301 | Castanhal | 17.1% |
| 302 | Parnamirim | 16.0% |
| 303 | Macapá | 15.5% |
| 304 | Igarassu | 15.2% |
| 305 | Barcarena | 14.3% |
| 306 | Codó | 12.9% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Macapá ranks 306 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 303 | Santarém | 50.5% |
| 304 | Marituba | 50.3% |
| 305 | Santana | 49.9% |
| 306 | Macapá | 44.6% |
| 307 | Cametá | 44.5% |
| 308 | Altamira | 44.4% |
| 309 | Castanhal | 43.5% |
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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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