Health in Santa Rita, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 147 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Santa Rita in 2020-2024 against 10,364 live births, 14.2 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 48th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Santa Rita?
In 2024, 32 babies from Santa Rita died before their first birthday, 17.3 per 1,000 live births, compared with 26 (11.3 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 Rita each year?
1,853 babies were born to mothers living in Santa Rita in 2024, down 19.3% from 2,297 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Santa Rita get prenatal care?
58.8% of babies born to Santa Rita residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 13th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Santa Rita have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 6.7% of residents of Santa Rita lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (5.3% straight to the network); the 7th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1694th lowest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Santa Rita have piped water?
85.1% of Santa Rita's residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 74th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 15.2% of 2024 births in Santa Rita the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (33 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 Rita compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Santa Rita ranks 48 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Alagoinhas | 14.3 |
| 46 | Aparecida de Goiânia | 14.3 |
| 47 | Marituba | 14.2 |
| 48 | Santa Rita | 14.2 |
| 49 | Valparaíso de Goiás | 14.1 |
| 50 | Jandira | 14.0 |
| 51 | Balsas | 14.0 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Santa Rita ranks 308 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 305 | Boa Vista | 62.3% |
| 306 | Ilhéus | 60.1% |
| 307 | Paço do Lumiar | 60.0% |
| 308 | Santa Rita | 58.8% |
| 309 | Timon | 58.2% |
| 310 | Feira de Santana | 58.1% |
| 311 | Simões Filho | 57.5% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Santa Rita ranks 314 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 311 | Açailândia | 10.4% |
| 312 | Itacoatiara | 8.1% |
| 313 | Ji-Paraná | 7.7% |
| 314 | Santa Rita | 6.7% |
| 315 | Santana | 4.8% |
| 316 | Bragança | 4.4% |
| 317 | Abaetetuba | 4.3% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Santa Rita ranks 247 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 244 | Eunápolis | 86.2% |
| 245 | Imperatriz | 86.0% |
| 246 | Garanhuns | 85.8% |
| 247 | Santa Rita | 85.1% |
| 248 | Teófilo Otoni | 84.5% |
| 249 | Recife | 84.4% |
| 250 | São Gonçalo | 84.2% |
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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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