Health in Salvador, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 2,089 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Salvador in 2020-2024 against 135,116 live births, 15.5 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 26th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Salvador?
In 2024, 357 babies from Salvador died before their first birthday, 15.2 per 1,000 live births, compared with 445 (14.8 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 Salvador each year?
23,494 babies were born to mothers living in Salvador in 2024, down 22.1% from 30,149 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Salvador get prenatal care?
72.7% of babies born to Salvador residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 73rd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Salvador have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 94.8% of residents of Salvador lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (94.1% straight to the network); the 63rd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 179th highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Salvador have piped water?
99.2% of Salvador's residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 15th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 9.1% of 2024 births in Salvador the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (744 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 Salvador compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Salvador ranks 26 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Abaetetuba | 15.6 |
| 24 | Santo Antônio de Jesus | 15.6 |
| 25 | São José de Ribamar | 15.5 |
| 26 | Salvador | 15.5 |
| 27 | Magé | 15.4 |
| 28 | Guarujá | 15.3 |
| 29 | Camaçari | 15.3 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Salvador ranks 248 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 245 | São Mateus | 73.0% |
| 246 | São Gonçalo do Amarante | 72.9% |
| 247 | Parauapebas | 72.9% |
| 248 | Salvador | 72.7% |
| 249 | Novo Gama | 72.7% |
| 250 | Bragança | 72.6% |
| 251 | São Vicente | 72.6% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Salvador ranks 63 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | São José do Rio Preto | 95.2% |
| 61 | Lavras | 95.0% |
| 62 | Itumbiara | 94.8% |
| 63 | Salvador | 94.8% |
| 64 | Maringá | 94.8% |
| 65 | Sete Lagoas | 94.8% |
| 66 | São Paulo | 94.7% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Salvador ranks 15 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Paulínia | 99.3% |
| 13 | Ibirité | 99.2% |
| 14 | Volta Redonda | 99.2% |
| 15 | Salvador | 99.2% |
| 16 | Santos | 99.1% |
| 17 | São Paulo | 99.1% |
| 18 | Ribeirão Preto | 99.1% |
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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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