Health in Uberaba, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 205 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Uberaba in 2020-2024 against 18,382 live births, 11.2 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 151st lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Uberaba?
In 2024, 36 babies from Uberaba died before their first birthday, 10.3 per 1,000 live births, compared with 40 (10.4 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 Uberaba each year?
3,501 babies were born to mothers living in Uberaba in 2024, down 9.3% from 3,861 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Uberaba get prenatal care?
67.4% of babies born to Uberaba residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 41st lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Uberaba have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 97.3% of residents of Uberaba lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (97.1% straight to the network); the 27th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 66th highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Uberaba have piped water?
96.5% of Uberaba's residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 93rd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 13.3% of 2024 births in Uberaba the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (354 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 Uberaba compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Uberaba ranks 170 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 167 | Nova Serrana | 11.3 |
| 168 | Recife | 11.2 |
| 169 | Luís Eduardo Magalhães | 11.2 |
| 170 | Uberaba | 11.2 |
| 171 | Piraquara | 11.1 |
| 172 | Nova Friburgo | 11.1 |
| 173 | Foz do Iguaçu | 11.1 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Uberaba ranks 280 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 277 | Pelotas | 68.2% |
| 278 | Parnaíba | 68.0% |
| 279 | Luziânia | 68.0% |
| 280 | Uberaba | 67.4% |
| 281 | Jaboatão dos Guararapes | 67.3% |
| 282 | Nova Iguaçu | 67.3% |
| 283 | Imperatriz | 67.1% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Uberaba ranks 27 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Rio Claro | 97.5% |
| 25 | Canoas | 97.5% |
| 26 | Marília | 97.4% |
| 27 | Uberaba | 97.3% |
| 28 | Araçatuba | 97.3% |
| 29 | Araxá | 97.3% |
| 30 | Sorocaba | 97.2% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Uberaba ranks 93 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | Birigui | 96.5% |
| 91 | Divinópolis | 96.5% |
| 92 | Ituiutaba | 96.5% |
| 93 | Uberaba | 96.5% |
| 94 | Itapevi | 96.5% |
| 95 | Apucarana | 96.4% |
| 96 | Balneário Camboriú | 96.4% |
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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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