Number of grocery retailers that predominantly offer in natura foods per 10,000 population
Definition
The number of retailers that predominantly (50% or more items) offer in natura foods per 10000 inhabitants, mapped by a national initiative that classified vendors at 91 municipalities with more than 300,000 inhabitants
Interpretation
Higher concentration of retailers that predominantly (50% or more items) offer in natura foods increase people's physical and economic access to a heatlhy variety of foods.
Data source
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE): Table 4709 - Resident population, Absolute change in resident population and Geometric growth rate: https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/4709 (accessed on 09/27/2025); Table 6579 - Estimated Resident Population: https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/6579 (accessed on 09/27/2025)"; Annual Report of Social Information (RAIS) - RAIS and CAGED Microdata: https://www.gov.br/trabalho-e-emprego/pt-br/assuntos/estatisticas-trabalho/microdados-rais-e-caged (accessed on 09/27/2025); based on CAISAN methodology - Technical Study: Mapping Food Deserts in Brazil - Annex 3: https://aplicacoes.mds.gov.br/sagirmps/noticias/arquivos/files/Estudo_tecnico_mapeamento_desertos_alimentares.pdf
| Level | Periodicity |
|---|---|
| Municipal | Yearly |