Health in Patos de Minas, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 87 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Patos de Minas in 2020-2024 against 9,050 live births, 9.6 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 66th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Patos de Minas?
In 2024, 20 babies from Patos de Minas died before their first birthday, 11.5 per 1,000 live births, compared with 17 (9.3 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 Patos de Minas each year?
1,738 babies were born to mothers living in Patos de Minas in 2024, down 4.9% from 1,828 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Patos de Minas get prenatal care?
79.6% of babies born to Patos de Minas residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 154th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Patos de Minas have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 93.4% of residents of Patos de Minas lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (93.1% straight to the network); the 82nd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 271st highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Patos de Minas have piped water?
92.7% of Patos de Minas' residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 140th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 0.9% of 2024 births in Patos de Minas the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (1 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 Patos de Minas compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Patos de Minas ranks 255 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 252 | Ourinhos | 9.7 |
| 253 | Erechim | 9.7 |
| 254 | Arapongas | 9.7 |
| 255 | Patos de Minas | 9.6 |
| 256 | Cambé | 9.6 |
| 257 | Vitória | 9.6 |
| 258 | Parnamirim | 9.6 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Patos de Minas ranks 167 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 164 | Nova Friburgo | 80.1% |
| 165 | Angra dos Reis | 80.0% |
| 166 | Embu das Artes | 79.8% |
| 167 | Patos de Minas | 79.6% |
| 168 | Ribeirão Pires | 79.6% |
| 169 | Lages | 79.3% |
| 170 | Conselheiro Lafaiete | 79.2% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Patos de Minas ranks 82 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | São Bernardo do Campo | 93.5% |
| 80 | Itabira | 93.5% |
| 81 | Campinas | 93.4% |
| 82 | Patos de Minas | 93.4% |
| 83 | Osasco | 93.3% |
| 84 | São Leopoldo | 93.1% |
| 85 | Jacareí | 93.0% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Patos de Minas ranks 181 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 178 | Palhoça | 92.9% |
| 179 | Brasília | 92.8% |
| 180 | Uruguaiana | 92.8% |
| 181 | Patos de Minas | 92.7% |
| 182 | Rio Grande | 92.5% |
| 183 | Sorriso | 92.5% |
| 184 | Açailândia | 92.4% |
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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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