Table 3.
Socioeconomic and environmental indicators for the states of Tocantins, Mato Grosso do Sul, and Rio Grande do Sul and for Brazil.
| Socioeconomic indicators | Tocantins | Brazil | Mato Grosso do Sul | Rio Grande do Sul | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary per capita | 1.1 | 1.56 | 1.53 | 1.84 | 0.988 |
| Poverty rate1 (%) | 21.83 | 16.2 | 10.11 | 7.26 | |
| GINI index | 0.531 | 0.544 | 0.481 | 0.486 | |
| GDP per capita | 25,021 | 35,161 | 38,482 | 42,406 | |
| Illiteracy rate (%) | 9.7 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 2.4 | |
| SVI | 0.251 | 0.241 | 0.192 | 0.207 | |
| HDI | 0.69 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.78 | |
| Population density | 4.98 | 23.8 | 7.7 | 40.3 | |
| Fertility rate | 2.7 | 1.89 | 2.04 | 1.76 | |
| Maternal mortality rate2 | 83.8 | 59.1 | 62.9 | 39.1 | |
| Infant mortality rate3 | 15.3 | 11.5 | 13.6 | 9.3 | |
| Primary care coverage (%) | 95.4 | 74.6 | 73.04 | 73.3 | |
| Environmental indicators | |||||
| Treated water (%) | 76.6 | 97.1 | 85.8 | 86.6 | 0.440 |
| Sanitary sewerage (%) | 26.3 | 55 | 55.7 | 33.5 | |
| Solid waste management (%) | 83.2 | 90.5 | 87.9 | 92.5 | |
| Rainwater management and drainage | 10.6 | 21 | 7.4 | 21.5 | |
| Rainfall levels (mm) | 264 | 1460 | 1288 | 1229 | |
| Deforested territory (%) | 75.2 | 39 | 75.3 | 71.6 | |
| Deforested area (km2) | 30,663 | 1,160,634 | 60,446 | 56,018 | |
1 Poverty rate: income of up to ¼ of the minimum wage per capita.
2 Maternal mortality rate per 100,000 live births.
3 Number of deaths of residents under one year of age, divided by the total number of live births multiplied by one thousand.