In 2008, the municipality did not meet the target for investigating infant deaths and deaths of women of childbearing age. In 2010/2011 the municipality made progress in relation to the proposed targets.

During this period there was a reduction in infant, neonatal and post-neonatal mortality. The proportion of maternal deaths investigated increased.

There was a predominance of mothers aged between 20 and 30 (57. 14%), with 8 to 11 years of schooling (60%), single (62.

86%) and housewives (48. 57%).

Among the indicators of infant deaths, there was a greater predominance of mothers with one child (45. 71%), 77.

14% with no history of a dead child, 82. 86% with a single pregnancy, 45.

71% between 28 and 31 weeks, 31. 4 had more than 7 antenatal consultations and 62.

86% had a caesarean section. As for infant deaths related to newborns, there was a greater predominance of children born between 1 and 1.

4kg (31. 43%), males (54.

29%), brown (51. 43%), APGAR of 7 to 10 (45.

71%) and other perinatal causes of death (28. 57%).

Of the 4 maternal deaths, 75% were aged between 20 and 30, brown (50%), in a stable union (75%), died in the puerperium (50%) and were housewives (75%). .