Health in Sete Lagoas, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 130 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Sete Lagoas in 2020-2024 against 12,768 live births, 10.2 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 89th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Sete Lagoas?
In 2024, 22 babies from Sete Lagoas died before their first birthday, 9.1 per 1,000 live births, compared with 23 (8.9 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 Sete Lagoas each year?
2,409 babies were born to mothers living in Sete Lagoas in 2024, down 6.9% from 2,587 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Sete Lagoas get prenatal care?
81.9% of babies born to Sete Lagoas residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 135th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Sete Lagoas have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 94.8% of residents of Sete Lagoas lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (94.5% straight to the network); the 65th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 184th highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Sete Lagoas have piped water?
97.8% of Sete Lagoas' residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 57th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 2.8% of 2024 births in Sete Lagoas the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (3 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 Sete Lagoas compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Sete Lagoas ranks 232 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 229 | Mossoró | 10.3 |
| 230 | Ji-Paraná | 10.2 |
| 231 | Santa Bárbara D'Oeste | 10.2 |
| 232 | Sete Lagoas | 10.2 |
| 233 | Ponta Grossa | 10.2 |
| 234 | Maranguape | 10.1 |
| 235 | Itapetininga | 10.1 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Sete Lagoas ranks 135 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 132 | Porto Alegre | 82.0% |
| 133 | Gravataí | 81.9% |
| 134 | Petrolina | 81.9% |
| 135 | Sete Lagoas | 81.9% |
| 136 | Sapucaia do Sul | 81.8% |
| 137 | Santo Antônio de Jesus | 81.8% |
| 138 | Mogi das Cruzes | 81.8% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Sete Lagoas ranks 65 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Itumbiara | 94.8% |
| 63 | Salvador | 94.8% |
| 64 | Maringá | 94.8% |
| 65 | Sete Lagoas | 94.8% |
| 66 | São Paulo | 94.7% |
| 67 | Jundiaí | 94.7% |
| 68 | Rio de Janeiro | 94.6% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Sete Lagoas ranks 57 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Itaquaquecetuba | 97.9% |
| 55 | Francisco Morato | 97.8% |
| 56 | Curitiba | 97.8% |
| 57 | Sete Lagoas | 97.8% |
| 58 | Uberlândia | 97.8% |
| 59 | Lauro de Freitas | 97.7% |
| 60 | Nossa Senhora do Socorro | 97.7% |
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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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