Health in Porto Velho, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 523 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Porto Velho in 2020-2024 against 35,695 live births, 14.7 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 37th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Porto Velho?
In 2024, 80 babies from Porto Velho died before their first birthday, 13.1 per 1,000 live births, compared with 139 (17.6 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 Velho each year?
6,102 babies were born to mothers living in Porto Velho in 2024, down 22.7% from 7,893 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Porto Velho get prenatal care?
63.8% of babies born to Porto Velho residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 19th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Porto Velho have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 22.0% of residents of Porto Velho lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (15.4% straight to the network); the 30th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2410th lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Porto Velho have piped water?
36.6% of Porto Velho's residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 9th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 18.0% of 2024 births in Porto Velho the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (743 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 Velho compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Porto Velho ranks 37 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Várzea Grande | 14.8 |
| 35 | Codó | 14.8 |
| 36 | Poá | 14.7 |
| 37 | Porto Velho | 14.7 |
| 38 | Teófilo Otoni | 14.6 |
| 39 | Itaquaquecetuba | 14.5 |
| 40 | Lauro de Freitas | 14.4 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Porto Velho ranks 302 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 299 | Itaquaquecetuba | 64.7% |
| 300 | Altamira | 64.6% |
| 301 | Itaituba | 63.9% |
| 302 | Porto Velho | 63.8% |
| 303 | Olinda | 63.8% |
| 304 | Itapevi | 63.3% |
| 305 | Boa Vista | 62.3% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Porto Velho ranks 291 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 288 | Lagarto | 26.4% |
| 289 | Luziânia | 24.3% |
| 290 | Bacabal | 22.1% |
| 291 | Porto Velho | 22.0% |
| 292 | Timon | 21.8% |
| 293 | Marituba | 21.6% |
| 294 | Marabá | 21.6% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Porto Velho ranks 312 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 309 | Castanhal | 43.5% |
| 310 | Marabá | 39.4% |
| 311 | Ananindeua | 37.2% |
| 312 | Porto Velho | 36.6% |
| 313 | Maricá | 34.9% |
| 314 | Bragança | 31.1% |
| 315 | Magé | 30.7% |
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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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