Health in Uruguaiana, Brazil: official figures
Health ministry records show 92 deaths of babies under one year old among residents of Uruguaiana in 2020-2024 against 7,465 live births, 12.3 infant deaths per 1,000 births; the 116th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 12.2).
How many babies die in Uruguaiana?
In 2024, 17 babies from Uruguaiana died before their first birthday, 12.2 per 1,000 live births, compared with 24 (15.0 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 Uruguaiana each year?
1,389 babies were born to mothers living in Uruguaiana in 2024, down 13.2% from 1,601 in 2020 (Brazil: -12.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDo pregnant women in Uruguaiana get prenatal care?
83.7% of babies born to Uruguaiana residents in 2024 had mothers who attended seven or more prenatal appointments; the 100th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 79.1%).
Source: Ministry of Health, DATASUS (Departamento de Informação e Informática do SUS) · saved copyDoes Uruguaiana have sewerage?
At the 2022 census, 89.3% of residents of Uruguaiana lived in homes whose sewage went to the public sewer or rainwater network or to a septic tank connected to it (83.3% straight to the network); the 116th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 457th highest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities (Brazil: 62.6%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyDoes Uruguaiana have piped water?
92.8% of Uruguaiana's residents had the public mains as their main water source in 2022 (the 141st lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 83.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- For 5.4% of 2024 births in Uruguaiana the mother had three or fewer prenatal appointments or none (14 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 Uruguaiana compares with other cities in Brazil
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2020-2024)
Uruguaiana ranks 116 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 113 | Alvorada | 12.4 |
| 114 | Bacabal | 12.4 |
| 115 | Porto Seguro | 12.3 |
| 116 | Uruguaiana | 12.3 |
| 117 | Guarulhos | 12.3 |
| 118 | São Gonçalo | 12.3 |
| 119 | Parnaíba | 12.2 |
Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) (2024)
Uruguaiana ranks 100 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births with 7 or more prenatal appointments (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 97 | Itajaí | 83.8% |
| 98 | Araguari | 83.7% |
| 99 | Cascavel | 83.7% |
| 100 | Uruguaiana | 83.7% |
| 101 | Crato | 83.6% |
| 102 | Divinópolis | 83.6% |
| 103 | Santana de Parnaíba | 83.5% |
Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) (2022)
Uruguaiana ranks 116 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with sewage to the network or a connected septic tank (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 113 | Ibirité | 89.6% |
| 114 | Tatuí | 89.6% |
| 115 | Suzano | 89.4% |
| 116 | Uruguaiana | 89.3% |
| 117 | Guaratinguetá | 89.2% |
| 118 | Duque de Caxias | 89.0% |
| 119 | Ferraz de Vasconcelos | 88.6% |
Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) (2022)
Uruguaiana ranks 180 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with the public mains as main water source (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 177 | Jequié | 92.9% |
| 178 | Palhoça | 92.9% |
| 179 | Brasília | 92.8% |
| 180 | Uruguaiana | 92.8% |
| 181 | Patos de Minas | 92.7% |
| 182 | Rio Grande | 92.5% |
| 183 | Sorriso | 92.5% |
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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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