scholarly journals COVID-19 Case Mortality Rates Continue to Decline in Florida

Author(s):  
Jeffrey E Harris

We studied COVID-19 case mortality in Florida among four successive cohorts of persons at least 50 years of age, each of whom we followed for 28 to 48 days from date of diagnosis. The cohorts were separated by date of diagnosis into four nonoverlapping intervals: March 29 - April 18; April 29 - May 19; May 21 - June 10; and June 14 - July 4, 2020. Case mortality rates declined consistently and significantly over the course of the four intervals: 57% among those aged 50-59 years; 62% among those aged 60-69 years; 52% among those aged 70-79 years; and 34% among those aged 80 or more years. These findings were consistent with progressive improvements in the medical care of COVID-19 patients. We further studied case mortality by hospitalization status. The case mortality rate among hospitalized patients aged 60-69 years fell significantly from the first to the third interval. During the fourth interval, an apparent rise in mortality among hospitalized patients in the same age group was mirrored by a significant decline in mortality among those not hospitalized. These findings were consistent with the out-of-hospital treatment of some patients who would have previously been hospitalized.

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-104
Author(s):  
Evgenii L. Borschuk ◽  
Dmitrii N. Begun ◽  
Tatyana V. Begun

Objectives - to study the mortality indicators, their dynamics and structure, in the population of the Orenburg region in the period of 2011-2017. Material and methods. The study was conducted using the data from the territorial authority of statistics in the Orenburg region in the period from 2011 to 2017. The analytical, demographic and statistical methods were implemented for the study of the demographic indicators. Results. Cities and municipal settlements of the Orenburg region with high mortality indicators were included in the second and fourth clusters during the cluster analysis. The first and third clusters included cities and municipal settlements with an average mortality. The most favorable position has the Orenburg area with the lowest mortality rate in the region in 2017 - 8.4%. The dynamics of mortality rates among the male and female population tends to decrease, more pronounced dynamics is in men. Though, the male population is characterized by higher mortality rates in all age groups. The leading position among the causes of death is taken by diseases of the circulatory system (46.3% of the total mortality). The second position is occupied by tumors (17.2%), the third - by external causes (8.4%). Mortality from circulatory system diseases and from external causes has reduced. The dynamics of mortality from tumors does not change significantly. The rank of leading causes of death is not identical in the clusters: in the third and fourth clusters, the other causes occupy the second place in the structure of mortality, while tumors occupy the third. Conclusion. In the Orenburg region, the mortality rate is higher than overage in the Russian Federation by 0.9 per 1000 people. The study revealed significant territorial differences in the mortality rates. In general, the mortality among men in all age groups is higher than the mortality of women. The mortality rate from diseases of the circulatory system plays the leading role in the structure of mortality, but has the tendency for decline. Until 2006, the mortality from external causes ranked the second place, now the second place is taken by death from tumors The mortality from external causes is decreasing; mortality from tumors does not change significantly. The obtained results could be used by local authorities in developing the program of public health protection and assessing its effectiveness.


2016 ◽  
Vol 157 (41) ◽  
pp. 1642-1648
Author(s):  
István Flóris ◽  
Éva Belicza

Introduction: Proximal femoral fractures with severe outcome are most common in the increasing group of elderly patients. Aim: Based on the regular data gathered by the EuroHOPE research, the most important aspects and results of the treatment of proximal femoral fractures were studied. Method: Data of hospital admissions due to proximal femoral fractures were analyzed. Results: There was a slight increase in the number of hospitalized patients between 2004 and 2009 in Hungary. 88% of the patients received operative treatment, 41% suffered femoral neck fractures. Mortality rates did not change significantly in the analyzed period. Standardized annual mortality rates for patients who had suffered a femoral neck fracture were 28% when prosthesis was implanted; this result was somewhat more favorable than in case of other surgical procedures. Annual mortality rates were higher in the peritrochanteric fracture group where intramedullary nailing was performed (36%). The ratio of operated patients did not differ significantly from international results. Mortality rates in Hungary were significantly less favorable. 30 day standardized mortality rate was 13.6% in 2008, twice as high as the rate in Finland, The Netherlands, Norway, Scotland and Sweden. The 40% mortality rate calculated for 365 days was significantly higher than international results. Conclusion: To define the measures needed to improve results, systematic analysis of both in-hospital treatment protocols, and follow-up treatment is necessary. Orv. Hetil., 2016, 157(41), 1642–1648.


2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
pp. 3711-3718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Otzen ◽  
Antonio Sanhueza ◽  
Carlos Manterola ◽  
Monica Hetz ◽  
Tamara Melnik

Abstract The aim of this study is to describe the trends of transport accident mortality in Chile from 2000 to 2012 by year, geographic distribution, gender, age group, and type of accident. Population-based study. Data for transport accident mortality in Chile between 2000 and 2012 were used. The crude and adjusted per region transport accident mortality rates were calculated per 100,000 inhabitants. The annual percentage change (APC) of the rates and relative risks (RR) were calculated. The average transport accident mortality rate (TAMR) in Chile (2000-2012) was 12.2. The rates were greater in men (19.7) than in women (4.8), with a RR of 4.1. The rates were higher in the country's southern zone (15.9), increasing in recent years in the southern zone, with a significant positive APC in the northern and central zones. The Maule region had the highest rate (21.1), although Coquimbo was the region with the most significant APC (2.2%). The highest rate (20.3) was verified in the 25-40 age group. The highest rate (14.3) was recorded in 2008. The most frequent type of accident was pedestrian. In general the APC trends of the rates are increasing significantly. This, added to rapid annual automotive growth, will only exacerbate mortality due to transport accidents.


1985 ◽  
Vol 1 (S1) ◽  
pp. 136-138
Author(s):  
Zdzislaw Rondio ◽  
Witold Jurczyk

Improvements of results in emergency care of critically ill patients can be realized if EMS organizations are properly based on local conditions. The Emergency Medical Unit is the first of three parts of the Integrated Health Service in Poland. The second part is in-hospital treatment. The third part is outpatient care. In most hospitals, the head of the department of anesthesiology and intensive therapy coordinates each emergency medical unit. Each unit consists of ambulances (mobile intensive care units), admission (emergency) rooms, and an intensive medical care unit (ICU). A specialization program was created and physicians who complete this type of training obtain the title “specialist in anesthesiology and intensive therapy.”This four year specialization program contains the educational elements necessary to administer all types of modern anesthesia, and provides full preparation for work in mobile and stationary intensive medical care units as well. Such training has also given these specialists the chance to initiate treatment methods for chronic pain. An examination consisting of practical tests, multiple choice written knowledge tests, and oral tests completes the program. The latter is a conversation with a commission, consisting of full professors and associate professors in anesthesiology and intensive therapy.


2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
J C S Oliveira ◽  
N D Galvão ◽  
B S N Souza ◽  
A M C S Andrade ◽  
J F Cabral ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Breast cancer is the fifth most common cause of death from cancer in women worldwide. In Brazil, mortality rates are increasing. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyze breast cancer mortality between 2000 and 2018 in Mato Grosso, a Brazilian state in Legal Amazon. Methods Ecological study analyzing temporal trends. Data were extracted from the Mortality Information System. The selected variables were: sex (female), cause of death (C-50, in the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases - ICD 10), age (less than 50 years-old, equal or older than 50 years-old) and year of death (2000-2018). Resident population data were obtained from the Ministry of Health's database (DATASUS) for calculation of breast cancer annual mortality rates. Temporal trends were estimated using linear regression. All analyses were done in the STATA 14.0. Results Between 2000 and 2018, 2,276 deaths from breast cancer were registered in women. Of these, 756 (33.2%) in the youngest age group and 1,520 (66.8%) in the oldest age group. A statistically significant increase in breast cancer mortality was found for both age groups (p < 0.001). In the annual mortality rates analysis, women in the youngest age group had the lowest rate in 2003 (1.98 deaths/100,000 women) and the highest rate in 2018 (7.88 deaths/100,000 women). The oldest age group had the lowest mortality rate in 2000 (21.48 death/100,000 women) and the highest rate in 2017 (47.09 deaths/100,000). The mean mortality rate was 5.69 for the youngest age group and 33.19 for the oldest age group. The annual percentage of change was 33.31 for the youngest group and 62.49 for the oldest group. Conclusions There is a statistically significant increase in female breast cancer mortality rate in Mato Grosso, one of the Brazilian states in Legal Amazon. It is imperative to invest in breast cancer screening to enable the reduction of the mortality rate of the disease. Key messages Our study presents information of breast cancer in a state from Legal Amazon that has increased death rates by the years 2000 to 2018. Besides breast cancer is relevant in Brazil, this is the first analysis from this specific data, potential to support improvement in disease control.


Author(s):  
Danilo Rezende ◽  
Maria Eugênia Gonçalez Alvares ◽  
Katia Sakihama Ventura

Safety protocols emerged to minimize the spread of Covid-19 and are in force 20 months after the disease exists in Brazil. The occurrence of SARS-CoV2 can be analyzed by the local Environmental Health Indicator (ISA). The objective of this study was to analyze the mortality rate caused by Covid-19 about environmental and sanitary conditions in 14 municipalities in the state of São Paulo, located in the Baixo Pardo/Grande and Pardo UGRHIs. Data from covid-19 (total cases and deaths) were obtained by SEADE (2021) and research by Rezende (2021) and Alvares (2021) provided the ISA parameters. The municipalities were grouped by demographic density and those with up to 50 thousand inhabitants were selected. The fatality rate was obtained as the ratio of the number of deaths to the accumulated cases of Covid-19. Of the 14 selected municipalities, 57,1% met the research hypothesis (municipalities with higher ISA have a mortality rate at covid-19 below the national average) and seven of them are below 20 thousand inhabitants with mortality rates below 2,4 %. Studies based on data from Covid-19, socio-environmental parameters (schooling, income, age group) and social vulnerability conditions can contribute to a better interpretation of environmental health in the pandemic.


2005 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
pp. 655-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Sipetic ◽  
Hristina Vlajinac ◽  
Isidora Ratkov ◽  
Jelena Marinkovic

Background. Worldwide, gastric cancer is the fourth leading cause of diseases, and the second leading cause of cancer deaths. Aim. To analyze the differences between men and women in mortality rate of gastric cancer in Belgrade from 1990?2002. Methods. Mortality rates standardized directly to the ?World population?, and regression analysis were used. Results. In Belgrade population, 29.2% out the total number of deaths attributable to cancer were caused by gastric cancer. Gastric cancer was the second most common cause of death among digestive tract cancers. In women, in the period between 1990 and 1993, an average annual decline of mortality was 9.0% (95% confidence interval (CI) = 5.9?13.1), and between 1994 and 2002, an average annual increase was 10.3% (CI = 8.4?12.6). Mortality rate series of gastric cancer in men did not fit any of the usual trend functions. The male/female gastric cancer mortality ratio was 1.7 : 1. Mortality rates for gastric cancer rose with age in both sexes and they were highest in the age group of 70 and more years. From 1990?2002, in both sexes aged 70 years and more, mortality from gastric cancer rose by 67.2% (CI = 58.0?76.4) in men and by 69.6% (CI = 60.6?78.6) in women. During the same period, the death rates in men decreased by 75.9 % (CI = 67.5?84.4) in the age group of 30?39 years, and by 48.1% (CI = 38.4?57.9) in women aged 50?59 years. In both sexes mortality rate series of all other age groups did not fit any of the usual trend functions. Conclusions. The increase in mortality rate of gastric in women over the past few years, showed the necessity of instituting primary and secondary preventive measures.


Circulation ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 129 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Akira Okayama ◽  
Nagako Okuda ◽  
Hirotsugu Ueshima

Objective: To examine the recent mortality trends of coronary heart disease (CHD), we compared the age specific CHD mortality trends in Japan and in urban and in the rest of Japan, respectively using Vital Statistics. Methods and Results: We compared CHD mortality rates in all Japan, the urban population (20 million) and in the rest of Japan (100 million) from 1969 to 2007 for 30 to 69 years of age. In 1969 [[Unable to Display Character: &#8209;]] 1970, the age[[Unable to Display Character: &#8209;]]adjusted CHD mortality rate was 57.7 per 100,000 for men and 25.9 for women in Japan, and was the same as those of the urban population (59.2 for men and 26.8 for women) and the rest of Japan (57.3 for men and 25.9 for women). The CHD mortality rate in the rest of Japan decreased to 28.4 for men and 7.6 for women in 2006-2007. Although CHD mortality rate in the urban population also decreased to 39.9 for men and 10.1 for women in 2006 - 2007, the decline was much smaller. Trends in age-specific CHD mortality rates was compared between Period I (1969 - 1978), Period II (1981- 1994) and period III (1996 - 2007). Among men in Japan and in the rest of Japan, the decline in the mortality rate for the 30 to 49[[Unable to Display Character: &#8209;]]year[[Unable to Display Character: &#8209;]]old[[Unable to Display Character: &#8209;]]age group was initially observed in Period I and II, and has turned to increase significantly (p<0.001) in the Period III while continuous declining trends in 50-59 and 60-69 year old-age-group. Trends in urban population went ahead, changes in the declining trends was observed both the Period II and III among 30-49 year-old-age group and period III among 50-59 year-old-age group while continuous decline was observed among 60-69 year-old-age group. Similar trends were observed among women. These trends coincide with the increase in the fat intake mainly among younger generation. Conclusions: Observed increase in CHD mortality of men in Japan among younger generation proceeded by those in the urban population may predict the future increase in CHD mortality in Japan.


2020 ◽  
pp. 070674372094056
Author(s):  
Mélanie Varin ◽  
Heather M. Orpana ◽  
Elia Palladino ◽  
Nathaniel J. Pollock ◽  
Melissa M. Baker

Objectives: Suicide is a complex global public health issue. The objective of this study was to assess time trends in suicide mortality in Canada by sex and age group. Methods: We extracted data from the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database for all suicide deaths among individuals aged 10 years and older based on International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Ninth Revision (E950-959; 1981 to 1999) and International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (X60-X84, Y87·0; 2000 to 2017) for a 37-year period, from 1981 to 2017. We calculated annual age-standardized, sex-specific, and age group-specific suicide mortality rates, and used Joinpoint Regression for time trend analysis. Results: The age-standardized suicide mortality rate in Canada decreased by 24.0% from 1981 to 2017. From 1981 to 2007, there was a significant annual average decrease in the suicide rate by 1.1% (95% confidence interval, −1.3 to −0.9), followed by no significant change between 2007 and 2017. From 1981 to 2017 and from 1990 to 2017, females aged 10 to 24 and 45 to 64 years old, respectively, had a significant increase in suicide mortality rates. However, males had the highest suicide mortality rates in all years in the study; the average male-to-female ratio was 3.4:1. Conclusion: The 3-decade decline in suicide mortality rates in Canada paralleled the global trend in rate reductions. However, since 2008, the suicide rate in Canada was relatively unchanged. Although rates were consistently higher among males, we found significant rate increases among females in specific age groups. Suicide prevention efforts tailored for adult males and young and middle-aged females could help reduce the suicide mortality rate in Canada.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vitória Bittencourt de Carvalho ◽  
Kauan Alves Sousa Madruga

Background: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is defined as any traumatic injury causing an anatomical lesion or functional impairment of the scalp, skull, meninges, brain or its vessels. Hospitalization of this patient, depending on the severity, can result in irreversible sequelae or death. Objective: To report the morbidity and mortality rates of patients suffering from TBI hospitalized in Brazilian hospitals between 2010 and 2020. Methods: Descriptive ecological study of the data collected at the Informatics Department of the Unified Health System (DATASUS). Results: There were 1,143,187 admissions due to TBI. There was a predominance of males with 871,999 (76.28%) cases and the age group between 20 and 29 years old 199,857 (17.48%). Brown patients were the ones with the highest hospitalization rate: 370,639 (32.42%). The mortality rate in the period was 9.52/100 hospitalizations, with the Southeast region occupying the first place (10.44 per 100 hospitalizations). In total, 108,853 deaths were recorded, of which 50,013 occurred in the Southeast, the region with the highest rate. Although the number of deaths was higher in people between 20 and 29 years old (16,687), the age group with the highest mortality rate was over 80 years old (19.84 per 100 hospitalizations). Conclusion: In the last 10 years, TBI has caused 1,143,187 hospitalizations in Brazil, with a predominance of males and the age group between 20 and 29 years. Brown patients had the highest rate of hospitalization. The region with the highest mortality was the Southeast and the smallest was the South.


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