Health in Porto Seguro, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 172 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Porto Seguro in 2020-2024 against 13,956 live births, 12.3 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 115th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Porto Seguro?
In 2024, 33 babies from Porto Seguro died before their first birthday, 12.2 per 1,000 live births, compared with 23 (8.3 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 Porto Seguro each year?
2,714 babies were born to mothers living in Porto Seguro in 2024, down 1.7% from 2,762 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Porto Seguro get prenatal care?
72.5% of babies born to Porto Seguro residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 68th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Porto Seguro have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 57.9% of residents of Porto Seguro lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (56.5% straight to the network); the 79th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1764th highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Porto Seguro have piped water?
65.7% of Porto Seguro's residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 24th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 8.1% of 2024 births in Porto Seguro the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (50 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 Seguro compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Porto Seguro ranks 115 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 112 | Ibirité | 12.4 |
| 113 | Alvorada | 12.4 |
| 114 | Bacabal | 12.4 |
| 115 | Porto Seguro | 12.3 |
| 116 | Uruguaiana | 12.3 |
| 117 | Guarulhos | 12.3 |
| 118 | São Gonçalo | 12.3 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Porto Seguro ranks 253 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 250 | Bragança | 72.6% |
| 251 | São Vicente | 72.6% |
| 252 | Planaltina | 72.5% |
| 253 | Porto Seguro | 72.5% |
| 254 | Vila Velha | 72.4% |
| 255 | Camaragibe | 72.4% |
| 256 | Anápolis | 72.3% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Porto Seguro ranks 242 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 239 | Boa Vista | 59.3% |
| 240 | Aparecida de Goiânia | 58.5% |
| 241 | Garanhuns | 58.2% |
| 242 | Porto Seguro | 57.9% |
| 243 | Viamão | 55.7% |
| 244 | Florianópolis | 55.2% |
| 245 | Teresópolis | 54.5% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Porto Seguro ranks 297 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 294 | São Mateus | 67.5% |
| 295 | Camaragibe | 66.4% |
| 296 | Igarassu | 66.3% |
| 297 | Porto Seguro | 65.7% |
| 298 | Rio das Ostras | 63.4% |
| 299 | Ji-Paraná | 59.8% |
| 300 | Rio Branco | 59.4% |
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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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