Health in Porto Alegre, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 589 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Porto Alegre in 2020-2024 against 70,032 live births, 8.4 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 20th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Porto Alegre?
In 2024, 115 babies from Porto Alegre died before their first birthday, 8.9 per 1,000 live births, compared with 122 (7.8 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 Porto Alegre each year?
12,850 babies were born to mothers living in Porto Alegre in 2024, down 18.1% from 15,687 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Porto Alegre get prenatal care?
82.0% of babies born to Porto Alegre residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 132nd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Porto Alegre have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 91.8% of residents of Porto Alegre lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (83.8% straight to the network); the 92nd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 342nd highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Porto Alegre have piped water?
99.0% of Porto Alegre's residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 23rd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 4.6% of 2024 births in Porto Alegre the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (63 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 Porto Alegre compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Porto Alegre ranks 301 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 298 | Toledo | 8.6 |
| 299 | Ipatinga | 8.5 |
| 300 | Maringá | 8.5 |
| 301 | Porto Alegre | 8.4 |
| 302 | Pouso Alegre | 8.4 |
| 303 | São José dos Pinhais | 8.3 |
| 304 | São José | 8.3 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Porto Alegre ranks 132 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 129 | Taboão da Serra | 82.1% |
| 130 | Paulo Afonso | 82.0% |
| 131 | Contagem | 82.0% |
| 132 | Porto Alegre | 82.0% |
| 133 | Gravataí | 81.9% |
| 134 | Petrolina | 81.9% |
| 135 | Sete Lagoas | 81.9% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Porto Alegre ranks 92 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 89 | Niterói | 92.2% |
| 90 | Muriaé | 92.2% |
| 91 | Araguari | 92.0% |
| 92 | Porto Alegre | 91.8% |
| 93 | Alvorada | 91.6% |
| 94 | Guarulhos | 91.5% |
| 95 | Ponta Grossa | 91.4% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Porto Alegre ranks 23 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Poá | 99.1% |
| 21 | Santo André | 99.0% |
| 22 | Sertãozinho | 99.0% |
| 23 | Porto Alegre | 99.0% |
| 24 | Vespasiano | 98.9% |
| 25 | Mauá | 98.9% |
| 26 | Vila Velha | 98.8% |
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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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