Health in Recife, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 991 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Recife in 2020-2024 against 88,147 live births, 11.2 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 153rd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Recife?
In 2024, 191 babies from Recife died before their first birthday, 11.9 per 1,000 live births, compared with 219 (11.2 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 Recife each year?
16,116 babies were born to mothers living in Recife in 2024, down 17.6% from 19,547 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Recife get prenatal care?
74.3% of babies born to Recife residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 94th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Recife have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 66.3% of residents of Recife lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (59.1% straight to the network); the 102nd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1433rd highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Recife have piped water?
84.4% of Recife's residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 72nd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 7.3% of 2024 births in Recife the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (311 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 Recife compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Recife ranks 168 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 165 | Ubá | 11.3 |
| 166 | Ribeirão das Neves | 11.3 |
| 167 | Nova Serrana | 11.3 |
| 168 | Recife | 11.2 |
| 169 | Luís Eduardo Magalhães | 11.2 |
| 170 | Uberaba | 11.2 |
| 171 | Piraquara | 11.1 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Recife ranks 227 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 224 | Cabo de Santo Agostinho | 74.6% |
| 225 | Aracaju | 74.4% |
| 226 | São Leopoldo | 74.3% |
| 227 | Recife | 74.3% |
| 228 | Camaçari | 74.2% |
| 229 | Caxias | 73.8% |
| 230 | Araguaína | 73.7% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Recife ranks 219 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 216 | São Pedro da Aldeia | 67.2% |
| 217 | Blumenau | 66.8% |
| 218 | Francisco Morato | 66.6% |
| 219 | Recife | 66.3% |
| 220 | Planaltina | 66.2% |
| 221 | Itaboraí | 65.7% |
| 222 | Campo Grande | 65.3% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Recife ranks 249 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 246 | Garanhuns | 85.8% |
| 247 | Santa Rita | 85.1% |
| 248 | Teófilo Otoni | 84.5% |
| 249 | Recife | 84.4% |
| 250 | São Gonçalo | 84.2% |
| 251 | Várzea Grande | 83.7% |
| 252 | Dourados | 83.1% |
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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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