Health in Simões Filho, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 132 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Simões Filho in 2020-2024 against 7,634 live births, 17.3 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 10th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Simões Filho?
In 2024, 29 babies from Simões Filho died before their first birthday, 21.9 per 1,000 live births, compared with 30 (17.2 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 Simões Filho each year?
1,326 babies were born to mothers living in Simões Filho in 2024, down 24.2% from 1,749 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Simões Filho get prenatal care?
57.5% of babies born to Simões Filho residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 10th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Simões Filho have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 71.9% of residents of Simões Filho lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (70.1% straight to the network); the 121st lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1222nd highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Simões Filho have piped water?
94.4% of Simões Filho's residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 145th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 15.5% of 2024 births in Simões Filho the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (89 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 Simões Filho compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Simões Filho ranks 10 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Corumbá | 18.4 |
| 8 | Santana | 18.2 |
| 9 | Paço do Lumiar | 17.8 |
| 10 | Simões Filho | 17.3 |
| 11 | Governador Valadares | 17.0 |
| 12 | Juazeiro | 16.8 |
| 13 | Nossa Senhora do Socorro | 16.7 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Simões Filho ranks 311 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 308 | Santa Rita | 58.8% |
| 309 | Timon | 58.2% |
| 310 | Feira de Santana | 58.1% |
| 311 | Simões Filho | 57.5% |
| 312 | Belém | 56.9% |
| 313 | Belford Roxo | 56.2% |
| 314 | Macapá | 55.2% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Simões Filho ranks 200 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 197 | Toledo | 73.7% |
| 198 | Santo Antônio de Jesus | 72.8% |
| 199 | Formosa | 72.1% |
| 200 | Simões Filho | 71.9% |
| 201 | Lauro de Freitas | 71.7% |
| 202 | Palmas | 71.5% |
| 203 | Fortaleza | 71.0% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Simões Filho ranks 145 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 142 | Cuiabá | 94.6% |
| 143 | Catalão | 94.6% |
| 144 | Pelotas | 94.4% |
| 145 | Simões Filho | 94.4% |
| 146 | Nova Serrana | 94.3% |
| 147 | Teresina | 94.2% |
| 148 | Florianópolis | 94.2% |
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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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