| Hello, *|NOME|* IMDS presents the new Municipal Indicators Panel, developed especially for this year's municipal elections. The panel is designed to provide detailed and relevant information that will enrich the electoral debate and support the formulation of more effective public policies..
The IMDS Elections 2024 Panel is a comprehensive tool, designed to offer a clear view of the various socioeconomic aspects of Brazilian municipalities. Structured in six major themes – Education, Housing and Sanitation, Poverty, Health, Safety, and Labor and Income – the panel provides 65 indicators, collected from reliable public sources, covering data from 2012 to the present.
The main objective of this initiative is to promote transparency and access to information, which are essential for a more informed and transparent electoral debate. In addition, the tool provides solid support for public management, offering data that can support the preparation of government plans and public policies, contributing significantly to the socioeconomic development of municipalities. The panel was designed to meet the needs of various audiences, including managers, candidates, researchers and civil society. IMDS believes that access to quality information is essential for public management, allowing voters and managers to make more conscious decisions based on concrete evidence. The former because they can identify among the various candidates those who present proposals to face the main problems that he identifies with the data from the Panel. The second, because they can propose the implementation of evidence-based policies to solve or mitigate the problems identified. Among the indicators available in the panel, revealing data come to light, especially those that can be directly impacted by municipal management. Thus, for example, we can see that while Belo Horizonte (MG) has 98.6% of children literate at the right age, in Maceió (AL) this percentage is only 80.5% and Belém (PA) has 81.9%. It is a difference of 18 percentage points and reveals that children in those two capitals will have fewer chances in the future. This can guide managers to devote greater effort in their management to improve the school performance of children of literacy age. Similarly, it is possible to identify that the age-grade distortion rate for junior high school is only 6.7% in Curitiba (PR), 7.5% in Palmas (TO) or 9.2% in São Paulo. But at the opposite extreme, it can be seen that this distortion reaches 39.4% in Natal (RN) and 36.7% in Salvador (BA). These are significant differences. Regarding sanitation, which is the responsibility of state and municipal governments, it is observed that Curitiba and Belo Horizonte have adequate coverage rates of 100%. In contrast, less than 10% of the population of Porto Velho (RO) and Macapá (AP) have access to adequate basic sanitation, resulting in high hospitalization rates for diseases related to inadequate sanitation. In Rio Branco (AC), 53.5% of the population has access to drinking water, highlighting the urgent need for significant improvements in basic infrastructure. In health, the infant mortality rate varies significantly, from 7.7 per thousand live births in Florianópolis (SC) to 18.8 in Macapá (AP), indicating critical challenges that need to be addressed. Polio vaccination coverage also shows large variations: Curitiba (PR) reaches 83.2% coverage, Teresina (PI) has 74.4%, while João Pessoa (PB) registers only 43.0%. Although public safety is primarily the responsibility of state and federal governments, municipalities play a crucial role with prevention and social support policies. The rate of homicides by firearms, expressed in deaths per 100 thousand inhabitants, is one of the main statistics on the subject. On average, there are 18.9 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants, a high number compared to the international average. There is great disparity between the capitals: São Paulo has the lowest rate, with 1.8 homicides per 100 thousand inhabitants, while Macapá has 44.0. The Northeast leads in violence, with eight of its nine capitals presenting rates above 20 homicides per 100 thousand inhabitants, except São Luís (MA), with 18.8. In the area of Labor and Income, the informality rate is 41.8% in São Luís (MA), while in Porto Alegre (RS) it is 30.7%, offering insights into local economic conditions. The average hourly wage is R$41.4 in Brasília (DF), compared to R$26.5 in Palmas (TO), illustrating disparities in the labor market. Each of these indicators has been carefully documented, ensuring methodological transparency and data reliability. We invite all interested parties to explore the IMDS Elections 2024 Panel and use their data to promote a richer and more informed electoral debate. We believe that, with access to quality information, everyone will be able to contribute to a more qualified electoral process. Until the next "IMDS Letter”! Paulo Tafner CEO |
