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Brazil Live Birth Information System SINASC 1996

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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 
01/1996 - 12/1996
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 weight, Caesarean section, Education, Gestational age, Live births, Marital status, Place of delivery, Race
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 25, 2021