학술논문

Deaths preventable by actions of the Unified Health System in the population of the Brazilian Southeast Region
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
Ciência & Saúde Coletiva. March, 2019, Vol. 24 Issue 3, p887, 12 p.
Subject
Brasil
Language
Spanish
ISSN
1413-8123
Abstract
This paper aims to analyze the mortality trend in the population aged 5-69 years residing in the Southeast and Federal Units (UF), using the "Brazilian List of Preventable Deaths Causes". An ecological study on time series of the standardized mortality rate from preventable and non-preventable causes, with adjustments for ill-defined causes and underreporting of notified deaths, from 2000 to 2013. A declining mortality rate from preventable (2.4% per year) and non-preventable causes (1.5% per year) was found in the population aged 5-69 years living in the Southeast in the period 2000-2013. A drop in all groups of preventable deaths causes and stability in the maternal death causes was observed. Deaths from noncommunicable diseases fell 2.7% annually and were higher in the age group of 60-69 years in 2013 (211.8/100,000 inhabitants for deaths from ischemic heart disease, 146.3/100,000 inhabitants for cerebrovascular diseases and 96.5/100,000 inhabitants for diabetes). The highest preventable death rates are from chronic noncommunicable diseases and external causes, both of which are sensitive to health promotion and intersectoral interventions, which reinforces the need for integrated health policies. Key words Premature mortality, Cause of death, External causes, Chronic diseases, Unified Health System
Introduction Preventable or reducible deaths refer to those that can be prevented in whole or in part by actions of accessible and effective health services (1). High rates of preventable [...]