Health in Palmas, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 292 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Palmas in 2020-2024 against 24,380 live births, 12.0 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 129th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Palmas?
In 2024, 56 babies from Palmas died before their first birthday, 11.9 per 1,000 live births, compared with 60 (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 Palmas each year?
4,713 babies were born to mothers living in Palmas in 2024, down 4.7% from 4,946 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Palmas get prenatal care?
80.5% of babies born to Palmas residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 159th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Palmas have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 71.5% of residents of Palmas lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (69.7% straight to the network); the 119th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1234th highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Palmas have piped water?
94.1% of Palmas' residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 155th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 4.3% of 2024 births in Palmas the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (55 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 Palmas compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Palmas ranks 129 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 126 | Senador Canedo | 12.1 |
| 127 | Manacapuru | 12.1 |
| 128 | Caraguatatuba | 12.0 |
| 129 | Palmas | 12.0 |
| 130 | Praia Grande | 12.0 |
| 131 | Araruama | 12.0 |
| 132 | Açailândia | 11.9 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Palmas ranks 159 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 156 | Colatina | 80.6% |
| 157 | Itanhaém | 80.5% |
| 158 | Santa Luzia | 80.5% |
| 159 | Palmas | 80.5% |
| 160 | Patos | 80.5% |
| 161 | Palhoça | 80.5% |
| 162 | Jacareí | 80.5% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Palmas ranks 202 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 205 | Campo Largo | 70.2% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Palmas ranks 155 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 152 | Barreiras | 94.1% |
| 153 | Três Lagoas | 94.1% |
| 154 | Rondonópolis | 94.1% |
| 155 | Palmas | 94.1% |
| 156 | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim | 94.0% |
| 157 | Sobral | 94.0% |
| 158 | Guarujá | 93.9% |
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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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