NavGeneral InfoEmail Print 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 01/2015 - 12/2015 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, 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 2015. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Ministry of Health (Brazil). GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 25, 2021