Health and Education
In the health sector there were 04 clinics and no hospitals. In the educational sector there were 08 primary schools and 01 middle school.
- Municipal Human Development Index: 0.643 (2000)
- State ranking: 764 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
- National ranking: 3,871 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
- Literacy rate: 67%
- Life expectancy: 67 (average of males and females)
- Urbanization rate: 64.841 (2000)
- Percentage of urban houses served by sewage system: 0.50
- Infant mortality rate: 26.55
The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was Poços de Caldas with 0.841, while the lowest was Setubinha with 0.568. Nationally the highest was São Caetano do Sul in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha.
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