Health in Nossa Senhora do Socorro, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 230 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Nossa Senhora do Socorro in 2020-2024 against 13,799 live births, 16.7 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 13th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Nossa Senhora do Socorro?
In 2024, 31 babies from Nossa Senhora do Socorro died before their first birthday, 12.0 per 1,000 live births, compared with 58 (19.1 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 Nossa Senhora do Socorro each year?
2,588 babies were born to mothers living in Nossa Senhora do Socorro in 2024, down 14.6% from 3,032 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Nossa Senhora do Socorro get prenatal care?
66.5% of babies born to Nossa Senhora do Socorro residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 35th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Nossa Senhora do Socorro have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 60.4% of residents of Nossa Senhora do Socorro lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (53.4% straight to the network); the 85th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1656th highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Nossa Senhora do Socorro have piped water?
97.7% of Nossa Senhora do Socorro's residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 60th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 9.7% of 2024 births in Nossa Senhora do Socorro the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (44 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 Nossa Senhora do Socorro compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Nossa Senhora do Socorro ranks 13 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 16 | Eunápolis | 16.3 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Nossa Senhora do Socorro ranks 286 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 283 | Imperatriz | 67.1% |
| 284 | Abaetetuba | 66.6% |
| 285 | Duque de Caxias | 66.6% |
| 286 | Nossa Senhora do Socorro | 66.5% |
| 287 | Paulista | 66.4% |
| 288 | Queimados | 66.2% |
| 289 | Itabuna | 66.2% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Nossa Senhora do Socorro ranks 236 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 233 | Rio das Ostras | 61.9% |
| 234 | Cabo Frio | 61.0% |
| 235 | Catalão | 60.6% |
| 236 | Nossa Senhora do Socorro | 60.4% |
| 237 | Belém | 59.5% |
| 238 | Atibaia | 59.4% |
| 239 | Boa Vista | 59.3% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Nossa Senhora do Socorro ranks 60 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 63 | Poços de Caldas | 97.6% |
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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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