Health in Santa Maria, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 143 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Santa Maria in 2020-2024 against 14,998 live births, 9.5 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 59th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Santa Maria?
In 2024, 20 babies from Santa Maria died before their first birthday, 7.6 per 1,000 live births, compared with 25 (7.6 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 Santa Maria each year?
2,639 babies were born to mothers living in Santa Maria in 2024, down 19.6% from 3,283 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Santa Maria get prenatal care?
86.0% of babies born to Santa Maria residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 64th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Santa Maria have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 75.5% of residents of Santa Maria lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (65.6% straight to the network); the 131st lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1071st highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Santa Maria have piped water?
93.5% of Santa Maria's residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 154th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 3.7% of 2024 births in Santa Maria the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (35 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 Maria compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Santa Maria ranks 262 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 259 | Pinhais | 9.6 |
| 260 | Ribeirão Pires | 9.6 |
| 261 | Santos | 9.5 |
| 262 | Santa Maria | 9.5 |
| 263 | Coronel Fabriciano | 9.5 |
| 264 | Uberlândia | 9.5 |
| 265 | São José dos Campos | 9.5 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Santa Maria ranks 64 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Bagé | 86.2% |
| 62 | Cambé | 86.2% |
| 63 | Criciúma | 86.0% |
| 64 | Santa Maria | 86.0% |
| 65 | Pindamonhangaba | 86.0% |
| 66 | Sorriso | 86.0% |
| 67 | Coronel Fabriciano | 85.7% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Santa Maria ranks 190 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 187 | Teixeira de Freitas | 75.9% |
| 188 | Itaquaquecetuba | 75.6% |
| 189 | Barreiras | 75.5% |
| 190 | Santa Maria | 75.5% |
| 191 | Tubarão | 75.2% |
| 192 | Petrópolis | 75.2% |
| 193 | Sobral | 74.7% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Santa Maria ranks 167 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 164 | João Pessoa | 93.6% |
| 165 | Barra Mansa | 93.6% |
| 166 | Itanhaém | 93.5% |
| 167 | Santa Maria | 93.5% |
| 168 | Blumenau | 93.5% |
| 169 | Santa Cruz do Sul | 93.5% |
| 170 | Cotia | 93.4% |
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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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