Health and Education
In the health sector there were 02 health clinics and 01 hospital with 22 beds. In the educational sector there were 02 pre-primary schools, 06 primary schools, and 01 middle school.
- Municipal Human Development Index: 0.759 (2000)
- State ranking: 213 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
- National ranking: 1,602 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
- Literacy rate: 87%
- Life expectancy: 73 (average of males and females)
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. In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities) Manari in the state of Pernambuco has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.
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