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Download SISAB Coverage Data

Source: R/sisab.R
sisab_data.Rd

Downloads and returns primary care coverage data from the SISAB relatorioaps API. Data is aggregated (coverage indicators per geographic unit and period), not individual-level microdata.

Usage

sisab_data(
  year,
  type = "aps",
  level = "uf",
  month = NULL,
  uf = NULL,
  vars = NULL,
  cache = TRUE,
  cache_dir = NULL
)

Arguments

year

Integer. Year(s) of the data. Required.

type

Character. Report type to download. Default: "aps" (APS coverage). See sisab_info() for all types.

level

Character. Geographic aggregation level. Default: "uf". One of: "brazil", "region", "uf", "municipality".

month

Integer. Month(s) to download (1–12). If NULL (default), downloads all 12 months.

uf

Character. Two-letter state abbreviation to filter by when level is "uf" or "municipality". If NULL (default), returns all states. Example: "SP", c("SP", "RJ").

vars

Character vector. Variables to keep. If NULL (default), returns all available variables. Use sisab_variables() to see available variables.

cache

Logical. If TRUE (default), caches downloaded data for faster future access.

cache_dir

Character. Directory for caching. Default: tools::R_user_dir("healthbR", "cache").

Value

A tibble with coverage data. Includes columns year and type to identify the source when multiple years/types are combined. Column names are preserved from the API (camelCase).

Details

Data is fetched from the relatorioaps REST API (https://relatorioaps.saude.gov.br), the public reporting portal for primary care in Brazil.

Four report types are available:

  • "aps" (default): APS coverage – number of primary care teams (eSF, eAP, eSFR, eCR, eAPP) and estimated coverage percentage. Available from 2019.

  • "sb": Oral health coverage – dental care teams and coverage. Available from 2024.

  • "acs": Community health agents – number of active ACS and population coverage. Available from 2007.

  • "pns": PNS coverage – coverage estimates from the National Health Survey. Available 2020–2023.

For municipality-level data, it is recommended to filter by UF using the uf parameter to avoid large downloads.

See also

sisab_info() for report type descriptions, censo_populacao() for population denominators.

Other sisab: sisab_cache_status(), sisab_clear_cache(), sisab_info(), sisab_variables(), sisab_years()

Examples

if (FALSE) { # interactive()
# APS coverage by state, January 2024
sisab_data(year = 2024, month = 1)

# National total, full year 2023
sisab_data(year = 2023, level = "brazil")

# Oral health coverage by UF
sisab_data(year = 2024, type = "sb", month = 6)

# Municipality level for Sao Paulo
sisab_data(year = 2024, level = "municipality", uf = "SP", month = 1)
}