Health in Pelotas, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 189 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Pelotas in 2020-2024 against 17,082 live births, 11.1 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 146th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Pelotas?
In 2024, 44 babies from Pelotas died before their first birthday, 14.9 per 1,000 live births, compared with 34 (9.1 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 Pelotas each year?
2,950 babies were born to mothers living in Pelotas in 2024, down 21.3% from 3,748 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Pelotas get prenatal care?
68.2% of babies born to Pelotas residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 44th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Pelotas have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 76.3% of residents of Pelotas lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (60.0% straight to the network); the 135th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1034th highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Pelotas have piped water?
94.4% of Pelotas' residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 144th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 15.5% of 2024 births in Pelotas the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (349 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 Pelotas compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Pelotas ranks 175 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 172 | Nova Friburgo | 11.1 |
| 173 | Foz do Iguaçu | 11.1 |
| 174 | Catalão | 11.1 |
| 175 | Pelotas | 11.1 |
| 176 | Poços de Caldas | 11.1 |
| 177 | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim | 11.1 |
| 178 | Sobral | 11.0 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Pelotas ranks 277 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 274 | São João de Meriti | 68.7% |
| 275 | Bacabal | 68.6% |
| 276 | Açailândia | 68.2% |
| 277 | Pelotas | 68.2% |
| 278 | Parnaíba | 68.0% |
| 279 | Luziânia | 68.0% |
| 280 | Uberaba | 67.4% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Pelotas ranks 186 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 183 | Erechim | 77.2% |
| 184 | Goiânia | 77.0% |
| 185 | Itabaiana | 76.9% |
| 186 | Pelotas | 76.3% |
| 187 | Teixeira de Freitas | 75.9% |
| 188 | Itaquaquecetuba | 75.6% |
| 189 | Barreiras | 75.5% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Pelotas ranks 144 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 141 | Santana de Parnaíba | 94.7% |
| 142 | Cuiabá | 94.6% |
| 143 | Catalão | 94.6% |
| 144 | Pelotas | 94.4% |
| 145 | Simões Filho | 94.4% |
| 146 | Nova Serrana | 94.3% |
| 147 | Teresina | 94.2% |
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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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