Health in Poços de Caldas, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 97 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Poços de Caldas in 2020-2024 against 8,773 live births, 11.1 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 145th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Poços de Caldas?
In 2024, 19 babies from Poços de Caldas died before their first birthday, 11.5 per 1,000 live births, compared with 20 (10.5 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 Poços de Caldas each year?
1,659 babies were born to mothers living in Poços de Caldas in 2024, down 13.0% from 1,906 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Poços de Caldas get prenatal care?
87.0% of babies born to Poços de Caldas residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 46th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Poços de Caldas have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 97.8% of residents of Poços de Caldas lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (97.6% straight to the network); the 15th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 45th highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Poços de Caldas have piped water?
97.6% of Poços de Caldas' residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 63rd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 1.9% of 2024 births in Poços de Caldas the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (3 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 Poços de Caldas compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Poços de Caldas ranks 176 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 179 | Francisco Morato | 11.0 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Poços de Caldas ranks 46 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Ponta Grossa | 87.3% |
| 44 | Rio de Janeiro | 87.2% |
| 45 | Jaraguá do Sul | 87.1% |
| 46 | Poços de Caldas | 87.0% |
| 47 | Brusque | 86.9% |
| 48 | Bauru | 86.9% |
| 49 | Rio Claro | 86.8% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Poços de Caldas ranks 15 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Presidente Prudente | 98.0% |
| 13 | Pinhais | 97.9% |
| 14 | Ourinhos | 97.9% |
| 15 | Poços de Caldas | 97.8% |
| 16 | Barretos | 97.8% |
| 17 | Birigui | 97.8% |
| 18 | Franca | 97.8% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Poços de Caldas ranks 63 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Nossa Senhora do Socorro | 97.7% |
| 61 | Marília | 97.7% |
| 62 | Ourinhos | 97.7% |
| 63 | Poços de Caldas | 97.6% |
| 64 | Jaú | 97.5% |
| 65 | Várzea Paulista | 97.5% |
| 66 | Santa Luzia | 97.5% |
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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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