Health in Parauapebas, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 316 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Parauapebas in 2020-2024 against 24,082 live births, 13.1 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 81st highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Parauapebas?
In 2024, 69 babies from Parauapebas died before their first birthday, 15.4 per 1,000 live births, compared with 55 (11.8 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 Parauapebas each year?
4,486 babies were born to mothers living in Parauapebas in 2024, down 3.9% from 4,667 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Parauapebas get prenatal care?
72.9% of babies born to Parauapebas residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 74th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Parauapebas have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 28.5% of residents of Parauapebas lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (22.8% straight to the network); the 35th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2657th lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Parauapebas have piped water?
70.8% of Parauapebas' residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 37th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 7.0% of 2024 births in Parauapebas the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (36 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 Parauapebas compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Parauapebas ranks 81 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 78 | Lages | 13.2 |
| 79 | Cubatão | 13.2 |
| 80 | Paragominas | 13.2 |
| 81 | Parauapebas | 13.1 |
| 82 | Lagarto | 13.1 |
| 83 | Jaboatão dos Guararapes | 13.1 |
| 84 | Tangará da Serra | 13.0 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Parauapebas ranks 247 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 244 | Itacoatiara | 73.0% |
| 245 | São Mateus | 73.0% |
| 246 | São Gonçalo do Amarante | 72.9% |
| 247 | Parauapebas | 72.9% |
| 248 | Salvador | 72.7% |
| 249 | Novo Gama | 72.7% |
| 250 | Bragança | 72.6% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Parauapebas ranks 286 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 283 | Parnaíba | 30.5% |
| 284 | São José de Ribamar | 29.2% |
| 285 | Eunápolis | 28.9% |
| 286 | Parauapebas | 28.5% |
| 287 | Araguaína | 27.5% |
| 288 | Lagarto | 26.4% |
| 289 | Luziânia | 24.3% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Parauapebas ranks 284 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 281 | Luziânia | 72.7% |
| 282 | Vitória de Santo Antão | 72.7% |
| 283 | Petrópolis | 72.1% |
| 284 | Parauapebas | 70.8% |
| 285 | Aparecida de Goiânia | 70.6% |
| 286 | Itacoatiara | 69.9% |
| 287 | São Lourenço da Mata | 68.8% |
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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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