Health in Santos, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 179 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Santos in 2020-2024 against 18,752 live births, 9.5 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 60th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Santos?
In 2024, 49 babies from Santos died before their first birthday, 14.9 per 1,000 live births, compared with 32 (7.8 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 Santos each year?
3,297 babies were born to mothers living in Santos in 2024, down 19.3% from 4,084 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Santos get prenatal care?
82.2% of babies born to Santos residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 128th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Santos have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 96.0% of residents of Santos lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (95.2% straight to the network); the 49th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 134th highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Santos have piped water?
99.1% of Santos' residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 16th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 3.3% of 2024 births in Santos the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (42 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 Santos compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Santos ranks 261 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 258 | Parnamirim | 9.6 |
| 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 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Santos ranks 128 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 125 | Várzea Paulista | 82.3% |
| 126 | Santo André | 82.3% |
| 127 | Barreiras | 82.2% |
| 128 | Santos | 82.2% |
| 129 | Taboão da Serra | 82.1% |
| 130 | Paulo Afonso | 82.0% |
| 131 | Contagem | 82.0% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Santos ranks 49 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Assis | 96.3% |
| 47 | Hortolândia | 96.3% |
| 48 | Mogi Guaçu | 96.2% |
| 49 | Santos | 96.0% |
| 50 | Volta Redonda | 96.0% |
| 51 | Passos | 95.9% |
| 52 | Uberlândia | 95.9% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Santos ranks 16 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 19 | Jandira | 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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