Health in Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 67 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Santa Cruz do Sul in 2020-2024 against 7,310 live births, 9.2 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 42nd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Santa Cruz do Sul?
In 2024, 14 babies from Santa Cruz do Sul died before their first birthday, 9.7 per 1,000 live births, compared with 7 (4.7 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 Santa Cruz do Sul each year?
1,443 babies were born to mothers living in Santa Cruz do Sul in 2024, down 2.6% from 1,482 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Santa Cruz do Sul get prenatal care?
83.5% of babies born to Santa Cruz do Sul residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 106th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Santa Cruz do Sul have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 84.0% of residents of Santa Cruz do Sul lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (41.2% straight to the network); the 147th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 703rd highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Santa Cruz do Sul have piped water?
93.5% of Santa Cruz do Sul's residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 152nd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 2.6% of 2024 births in Santa Cruz do Sul the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (7 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 Santa Cruz do Sul compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Santa Cruz do Sul ranks 279 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 276 | São Pedro da Aldeia | 9.2 |
| 277 | Palhoça | 9.2 |
| 278 | Campinas | 9.2 |
| 279 | Santa Cruz do Sul | 9.2 |
| 280 | Santo André | 9.2 |
| 281 | Novo Hamburgo | 9.1 |
| 282 | Guarapari | 9.1 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Santa Cruz do Sul ranks 106 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 103 | Santana de Parnaíba | 83.5% |
| 104 | Vitória | 83.5% |
| 105 | Maracanaú | 83.5% |
| 106 | Santa Cruz do Sul | 83.5% |
| 107 | Caruaru | 83.5% |
| 108 | São José | 83.4% |
| 109 | Novo Hamburgo | 83.3% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Santa Cruz do Sul ranks 147 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 144 | Rio Verde | 84.3% |
| 145 | Bragança Paulista | 84.2% |
| 146 | Jequié | 84.1% |
| 147 | Santa Cruz do Sul | 84.0% |
| 148 | Macaé | 83.9% |
| 149 | Itabuna | 83.7% |
| 150 | Caraguatatuba | 83.6% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Santa Cruz do Sul ranks 169 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 166 | Itanhaém | 93.5% |
| 167 | Santa Maria | 93.5% |
| 168 | Blumenau | 93.5% |
| 169 | Santa Cruz do Sul | 93.5% |
| 170 | Cotia | 93.4% |
| 171 | Valparaíso de Goiás | 93.2% |
| 172 | Guarapuava | 93.2% |
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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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