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Twenty-eight percent of the country's least developed counties are in the Northern Region. This figure is 75% higher than it was 10 years ago, while 16% of less developed cities came from the North. It is the only region that has recorded a growth in the number of municipalities among the 500 most disadvantaged. At the other end of the ranking, only 0.2% of the most developed cities are in the North
Data come from the Municipal Development Index, created by Firjan, the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio de Janeiro. The entity data reveal two Brazils, one in the Southeast, South and Central West and the other in the North and Northeast. Firjan's economist, Jonathan Goulart, points out that less developed municipalities have more difficulty moving the index forward.
The Firjan index badesses three factors: employment and income, basic health and basic education. Access to antenatal care by pregnant women is one of the factors that wipes out northern counties. Fewer pregnant women in the area have adequate prenatal access. As far as education is concerned, 98% of the 500 worst indexes are found in the North and Northeast.
For economist Firjan, the biggest difficulty for municipalities is training in public management
But, the specialist admits that, some municipalities have lost their own income with the economic crisis, which reduces investments in health and education. Sixty per cent of the municipalities whose development is considered regular or weak are in the North. The city of Ipixuna, in Amazonas, is the latest placed in the ranking on the development index of municipalities.
As for the capitals of the region, only Palmas, in Tocantins, was among the 500 best. Among the worst are Macapá and Belém, which have been negatively affected by the sharp drop in employment and income.
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