Health in Marabá, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 306 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Marabá in 2020-2024 against 21,843 live births, 14.0 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 52nd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Marabá?
In 2024, 65 babies from Marabá died before their first birthday, 16.2 per 1,000 live births, compared with 64 (13.9 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 Marabá each year?
4,020 babies were born to mothers living in Marabá in 2024, down 12.5% from 4,594 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Marabá get prenatal care?
64.9% of babies born to Marabá residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 23rd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Marabá have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 21.6% of residents of Marabá lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (16.5% straight to the network); the 27th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2397th lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Marabá have piped water?
39.4% of Marabá's residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 11th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 10.1% of 2024 births in Marabá the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (48 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 Marabá compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Marabá ranks 52 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | Valparaíso de Goiás | 14.1 |
| 50 | Jandira | 14.0 |
| 51 | Balsas | 14.0 |
| 52 | Marabá | 14.0 |
| 53 | Breves | 14.0 |
| 54 | Itabaiana | 14.0 |
| 55 | Jataí | 13.9 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Marabá ranks 298 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 295 | Rio Branco | 65.3% |
| 296 | Corumbá | 65.0% |
| 297 | Maceió | 65.0% |
| 298 | Marabá | 64.9% |
| 299 | Itaquaquecetuba | 64.7% |
| 300 | Altamira | 64.6% |
| 301 | Itaituba | 63.9% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Marabá ranks 294 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 291 | Porto Velho | 22.0% |
| 292 | Timon | 21.8% |
| 293 | Marituba | 21.6% |
| 294 | Marabá | 21.6% |
| 295 | Arapiraca | 20.6% |
| 296 | Paragominas | 20.6% |
| 297 | Tangará da Serra | 20.3% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Marabá ranks 310 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 307 | Cametá | 44.5% |
| 308 | Altamira | 44.4% |
| 309 | Castanhal | 43.5% |
| 310 | Marabá | 39.4% |
| 311 | Ananindeua | 37.2% |
| 312 | Porto Velho | 36.6% |
| 313 | Maricá | 34.9% |
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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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