Health in Nova Friburgo, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 105 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Nova Friburgo in 2020-2024 against 9,459 live births, 11.1 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 149th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Nova Friburgo?
In 2024, 22 babies from Nova Friburgo died before their first birthday, 12.4 per 1,000 live births, compared with 25 (12.1 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 Nova Friburgo each year?
1,770 babies were born to mothers living in Nova Friburgo in 2024, down 14.4% from 2,067 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Nova Friburgo get prenatal care?
80.1% of babies born to Nova Friburgo residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 157th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Nova Friburgo have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 74.1% of residents of Nova Friburgo lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (67.3% straight to the network); the 126th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1131st highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Nova Friburgo have piped water?
77.5% of Nova Friburgo's residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 53rd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 4.5% of 2024 births in Nova Friburgo the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (19 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 Nova Friburgo compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Nova Friburgo ranks 172 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 169 | Luís Eduardo Magalhães | 11.2 |
| 170 | Uberaba | 11.2 |
| 171 | Piraquara | 11.1 |
| 172 | Nova Friburgo | 11.1 |
| 173 | Foz do Iguaçu | 11.1 |
| 174 | Catalão | 11.1 |
| 175 | Pelotas | 11.1 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Nova Friburgo ranks 164 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 161 | Palhoça | 80.5% |
| 162 | Jacareí | 80.5% |
| 163 | Franco da Rocha | 80.2% |
| 164 | Nova Friburgo | 80.1% |
| 165 | Angra dos Reis | 80.0% |
| 166 | Embu das Artes | 79.8% |
| 167 | Patos de Minas | 79.6% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Nova Friburgo ranks 195 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 192 | Petrópolis | 75.2% |
| 193 | Sobral | 74.7% |
| 194 | Santana de Parnaíba | 74.6% |
| 195 | Nova Friburgo | 74.1% |
| 196 | Arapongas | 74.0% |
| 197 | Toledo | 73.7% |
| 198 | Santo Antônio de Jesus | 72.8% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Nova Friburgo ranks 268 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 265 | Teixeira de Freitas | 78.4% |
| 266 | Gravataí | 78.3% |
| 267 | Caxias | 78.0% |
| 268 | Nova Friburgo | 77.5% |
| 269 | Manaus | 77.1% |
| 270 | Arapiraca | 77.0% |
| 271 | Paço do Lumiar | 77.0% |
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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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