Brazil Live Birth Information System SINASC 2004

General Info

Original or alternative title

Sistema de Informações Sobre Nascidos Vivos

Provider

Ministry of Health (Brazil)

Microdata access: Download

Geography

Brazil (BRA)

Coverage type

Country

Time period covered

January, 2004 - December, 2004

Series or system

Brazil Live Birth Information System (SINASC)

Data type

Vital registration: Subnationally representative

Summary

Managed by the Secretariat of Health Surveillance, Ministry of Health, the Live Birth Information System (SINASC) provides microdata for live births by sex, birth place, birth weight, age and residence of mother, plus other variables.

Keywords

Antenatal care, Birth place, Birth weight, Caesarean section, Congenital anomalies, Education, Gestational age, Live births, Marital status, Occupations, Place of delivery, Race

Citation

Contributors

Secretariat of Health Surveillance, Ministry of Health (Brazil)

Publisher

Ministry of Health (Brazil)

Suggested citation

Secretariat of Health Surveillance, Ministry of Health (Brazil). Brazil Live Birth Information System SINASC 2004. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Ministry of Health (Brazil).