Health in Tubarão, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 63 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Tubarão in 2020-2024 against 6,711 live births, 9.4 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 52nd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Tubarão?
In 2024, 13 babies from Tubarão died before their first birthday, 10.5 per 1,000 live births, compared with 4 (3.0 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 Tubarão each year?
1,242 babies were born to mothers living in Tubarão in 2024, down 8.2% from 1,353 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Tubarão get prenatal care?
81.0% of babies born to Tubarão residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 152nd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Tubarão have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 75.2% of residents of Tubarão lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (39.9% straight to the network); the 130th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1083rd highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Tubarão have piped water?
90.8% of Tubarão's residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 116th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 2.5% of 2024 births in Tubarão the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (4 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 Tubarão compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Tubarão ranks 269 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 266 | Bragança Paulista | 9.5 |
| 267 | Fazenda Rio Grande | 9.4 |
| 268 | Araraquara | 9.4 |
| 269 | Tubarão | 9.4 |
| 270 | Nova Lima | 9.4 |
| 271 | Teresópolis | 9.4 |
| 272 | São Bernardo do Campo | 9.3 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Tubarão ranks 152 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 149 | Juiz de Fora | 81.1% |
| 150 | Bragança Paulista | 81.1% |
| 151 | Taubaté | 81.1% |
| 152 | Tubarão | 81.0% |
| 153 | Tangará da Serra | 80.9% |
| 154 | Marília | 80.9% |
| 155 | Senador Canedo | 80.8% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Tubarão ranks 191 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 194 | Santana de Parnaíba | 74.6% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Tubarão ranks 205 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 202 | Nova Lima | 91.0% |
| 203 | Vitória da Conquista | 90.9% |
| 204 | Mesquita | 90.9% |
| 205 | Tubarão | 90.8% |
| 206 | Mogi das Cruzes | 90.3% |
| 207 | Sapucaia do Sul | 90.0% |
| 208 | Pouso Alegre | 90.0% |
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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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