scholarly journals Mortality due to cardiovascular diseases in the Americas by region, 2000-2009

2014 ◽  
Vol 132 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vilma Pinheiro Gawryszewski ◽  
Maria de Fatima Marinho de Souza
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Joinpoint Regression ◽  
Time Series Study ◽  
Premature Deaths ◽  
Pan American ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Latin America Countries ◽  
Series Study

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. The aim here was to evaluate trends in mortality due to cardiovascular diseases in three different regions of the Americas. DESIGN AND SETTING: This was a time series study in which mortality data from three different regions in the Americas from 2000 to the latest year available were analyzed. METHODS: The source of data was the Mortality Information System of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO). Data from 27 countries were included. Joinpoint regression analysis was used to analyze trends. RESULTS: During the study period, the age-adjusted mortality rates for men were higher than those of females in all regions. North America (NA) showed lower rates than Latin America countries (LAC) and the Non-Latin Caribbean (NLC). Premature deaths (30-69 years old) accounted for 22.8% of all deaths in NA, 38.0% in LAC and 41.8% in NLC. The trend analysis also showed a significant decline in the three regions. NA accumulated the largest decline. The average annual percentage change (AAPC) and 95% confidence interval was -3.9% [-4.2; -3.7] in NA; -1.8% [-2.2; -1.5] in LAC; and -1.8% [-2.7; -0.9] in NLC. CONCLUSION: Different mortality rates and reductions were observed among the three regions.

scholarly journals Leukemia mortality in children from Latin America: Trends and predictions to 2030

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Smith Torres-Roman ◽  
Bryan Valcarcel ◽  
Pedro Guerra-Canchari ◽  
Camila Alves Dos Santos ◽  
Isabelle Ribeiro Barbosa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
World Health ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Mortality Trends ◽  
Annual Percent Change ◽  
Universal Healthcare ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Universal Healthcare Coverage

Abstract Background: Reports suggest that Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries have not reduced in leukemia mortality compared to high-income countries. However, updated trends remain largely unknown in the region. Given that leukemia is the leading cause of cancer-related death in LAC children, we evaluated mortality trends in children (0-14y) from 15 LAC countries for the period 2000-2017 and predicted mortality to 2030.Methods: We retrieved cancer mortality data using the World Health Organization Mortality Database. Mortality rates (standardized to the world standard SEGI population) were analyzed for 15 LAC countries. We evaluated the average mortality rates for the last 5 years (2013-2017). Joinpoint regression analysis was used to evaluate leukemia mortality trends and provide an estimated annual percent change (EAPC). Nordpred was utilized for the calculation of predictions until 2030.Results: Between 2013 and 2017, the highest mortality rates were reported in Venezuela, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Peru. Upward mortality trends were reported in Nicaragua (EAPC by 2.9% in boys, and EAPC by 2.0% in girls), and Peru (EAPC by 1.4% in both sexes). Puerto Rico experienced large declines in mortality among both boys (EAPC by −9.7%), and girls (EAPC by −6.0%). Leukemia mortality will increase in Argentina, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay by 2030.Conclusion: Leukemia mortality is predicted to increase in some LAC countries by 2030. Interventions to prevent this outcome should be tailor to reduce the socioeconomic inequalities and ensure universal healthcare coverage.

scholarly journals Impact of rural family physician program on child mortality rates in Iran: a time-series study

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shohreh Naderimagham ◽  
Hamidreza Jamshidi ◽  
Alireza Khajavi ◽  
Farhad Pishgar ◽  
Ali Ardam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Child Mortality ◽  
Family Physician ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Time Series Study ◽  
Rural Family ◽  
Series Study

scholarly journals Evaluation of the epidemiological behavior of mortality due to COVID-19 in Brazil: A time series study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. e0256169
Author(s):  
Ketyllem Tayanne da Silva Costa ◽  
Thiffany Nayara Bento de Morais ◽  
Dayane Caroliny Pereira Justino ◽  
Fábia Barbosa de Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Health Surveillance ◽  
World Health ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Time Series Study ◽  
The World ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Series Study

The World Health Organization declared, at the end of 2019, a pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, a virus that causes Coronavirus Disease—COVID-19. Currently, Brazil has become the epicenter of the disease, registering approximately 345 thousand deaths. Thus, the study has scientific relevance in health surveillance as it identifies, quantifies and monitors the main behavioral patterns of the mortality rate due to COVID-19, in Brazil and in their respective regions. In this context, the study aims to assess the epidemiological behavior of mortality due to COVID-19 in Brazil: a time series study, referring to the year 2020. This is an ecological time series study, constructed using secondary data. The research was carried out in Brazil, having COVID-19 deaths as the dependent variable that occurred between the 12th and 53rd Epidemiological Week of 2020. The independent variable will be the epidemiological weeks. The data on deaths by COVID-19 were extracted in February 2021, on the Civil Registry Transparency Portal. The cleaning of the database and the information were treated in the Microsoft Excel® Software and, for statistical analysis, the JoinPoint software, version 4.7.0.0 was used. It was observed that Brazil presents an upward curve between the 12th and 19th SE, when it reaches saturation at the peak of mortality, which remains until the 35th SE and, subsequently, a downward curve was identified until the 47th SE, period in the which curve turns back up.

scholarly journals Changes in drowning mortality rates and quality of reporting from 2004–2005 to 2014–2015: a comparative study of 61 countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ching-Yi Lin ◽  
Liang-Yi Wang ◽  
Tsung-Hsueh Lu
Keyword(s):  
Death Certificate ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
World Health ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Quality Of Reporting ◽  
The Past ◽  
Notable Increase ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract Background This study assessed international variations in changes in drowning mortality rates and the quality of reporting specific information in death certificates over the past decade. Methods Drowning mortality data of 61 countries were extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database. We calculated the percentage change (PC) in age-standardized drowning mortality rates and percentage of drowning deaths reported with unspecified codes between 2004 and 2005 and 2014–2015. Results Of the 61 countries studied, 50 exhibited a reduction in drowning mortality rates from 2004 to 2005 to 2014–2015. Additionally, five countries—Lithuania, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, and El Salvador—with a high mortality rate in 2004–2005 (> 40 deaths per 100,000) showed improvement (PC < − 32%). By contrast, four countries—South Africa, Guyana, Morocco, and Guatemala—exhibited a more than twofold increase in mortality rates. Regarding the quality of reporting, 34 countries exhibited a decrease in the percentage of unspecified codes. Additionally, three countries—Paraguay, Serbia, and Croatia—with moderate and high percentages of unspecified codes (> 40%) exhibited a marked reduction (PC < − 60%), whereas three countries—Malaysia, Belgium, and Nicaragua—exhibited a notable increase. Conclusions Large international variations in the extent of changes in drowning mortality rates and the quality of reporting specific information on the death certificate were observed during the study period.

scholarly journals Mortality due to chronic non-communicable diseases: Scenario of Parnaíba – Piauí

2020 ◽  
pp. 56-66
Author(s):  
Vanessa Cristina de Castro Aragão Oliveira ◽  
Amanda Faria Rangel ◽  
Estéfane Costa Silva Lobo
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Ecological Design ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Premature Deaths ◽  
Whole Number ◽  
The City

Introduction: Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent a huge obstacle to global health. In addition to causing economic impact on families and communities, they also cause many premature deaths, cause great restrictions and loss of quality of life. Objective: To portray the mortality profile due to chronic non-communicable diseases in the city of Parnaíba (PI) from 2016 to 2019. Methods: This is an ecological design of time series, with data collected from the Mortality Information System (SIM) of the Ministry of Health, between August and January 2020. Data that presented information from other municipalities were excluded. For data collection, version 3.6b of TABWIN, a program provided by DATASUS, was used. Data analysis was performed through the use of descriptive statistical analyses, including the whole number and percentage for non-communicable chronic diseases. Results and Discussion: Mortality rates, in the period from 2016 to 2019, due to NCDs present a high percentage of deaths for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), totaling 52.51%, followed by neoplasms (25.31%), diabetes mellitus (12.75%) and respiratory diseases, responsible for 9.43% of deaths. Conclusion: The study allowed the identification of a conformity of mortality rates between females and males, being higher in men in general, in the period studied, and that deaths from cardiovascular diseases total more than half of deaths from NCDs in the municipality of Parnaíba.

scholarly journals Mortality from heart attack in Belgrade population during the period 1990-2004

2008 ◽  
Vol 136 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 598-602
Author(s):  
Isidora Ratkov ◽  
Sandra Sipetic ◽  
Hristina Vlajinac ◽  
Bojan Sekeres
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Heart Attack ◽  
Heart Diseases ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Ischemic Heart ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Female Population ◽  
Ischemic Heart Diseases ◽  
The World

INTRODUCTION In most countries, cardiovascular diseases are the leading disorders, with ischemic heart diseases being the leading cause of death. According to WHO data, every year about 17 million people die of cardiovascular diseases, which is 30% of all deaths. Ischemic heart diseases contribute from one-third to one-half of all deaths due to cardiovascular diseases. Three point eight million men and 3.4 million women in the world die every year from ischemic heart diseases, and in Europe about 2 million. The highest mortality rate from ischemic heart diseases occurs in India, China and Russia. OBJECTIVE The aim of this descriptive epidemiological study was to determine heart attack mortality in Belgrade population during the period 1990-2004. METHOD In the study, we conducted investigation of Belgrade population during the period 1990-2004. Mortality data were obtained from the city institution for statistics. The mortality rates were calculated based on the total Belgrade population obtained from the mean values for the last two register years (1991 and 2002). The mortality rates were standardized using the direct method of standardization according to the world (Segi) standard population. RESULTS In the Belgrade population during the period 1990-2004, the participation of mortality rate due to heart attack among deaths from cardiovascular diseases was 17% in males and 10% in females. In Belgrade male population, mean standardized mortality rates (per 100,000 habitants) were 50.5 for heart attack, 8.3 for chronic ischemic heart diseases and 4.6 for angina pectoris, while in females the rates were 30.8, 6.7 and 4.2, respectively. Mortality from ischemic heart diseases and from heart attack was higher in males than in females. During the studied 15-year period, on average 755 males and 483 females died due to heart attack every year. Mean standardized mortality rates per 100,000 habitants were 50.0 in male and 31.1 in female population. Males died 1.6 times more frequently from heart attack than females. During the studied period, mean standardized mortality rates from heart attack, in the population aged over 30 increased with age both in male and female population. However, males tended to die from heart attack at an earlier age than females, with death rates for males approximately the same as those for women who were 10 years older. CONCLUSION In Belgrade during the period from 1990-2004, we found that there was an increasing trend in mortality rate due to cardiovascular diseases, while the trend of mortality rate from heart attack was constant with insignificant oscillations.

scholarly journals Race Disparities in Mortality By Breast Cancer From 2000 to 2017 in São Paulo, Brazil: A Time-Series Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Cláudia Marcelino ◽  
Bruno Gozzi ◽  
Cássio Cardoso-Filho ◽  
Helymar Machado ◽  
Luiz Carlos Zeferino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Black Women ◽  
Causes Of Death ◽  
White Women ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Time Series Study ◽  
Series Study

Abstract Background In Brazil, inequalities in access to care are present. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of race on breast cancer mortality in the state of São Paulo, from 2000 to 2017, contextualizing with other causes of death. Methods A retrospective cross-sectional time-series study using age and race as variables. Information on deaths was collected from the Ministry of Health Information System. Only white and black/brown categories were used. Mortality rates were age-adjusted by the standard method. For statistical analysis, trend-tests were carried out. Results: There were 60,940 deaths registered as breast cancer deaths, 46,365 in white and 10,588 in black women. The mortality rates for 100,000 women in 2017 were 16.46 in white and 9.57 in black women, a trend to reduction in white (p=0.002), and to increase in black women (p=0.010). This effect was more significant for white women (p<0.001). The trend to reduction was consistent in all age groups in white women, and the trend to increase was observed only in the 40-49 years group in black women. For 'all-cancer causes', the trend was to a reduction in white (p=0.031) and to increase in black women (p<0.001). For 'ill-defined causes' and 'external causes', the trend was to reduce both races (p<0.001). Conclusion The declared race influenced mortality rates due to breast cancer in São Paulo. The divergences observed between white and black women also were evident in all cancer causes of death, which may indicate inequities in access to highly complex health care in our setting.

scholarly journals Leukemia mortality in children from Latin America: Trends and predictions to 2030

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Smith Torres-Roman ◽  
Bryan Valcarcel ◽  
Pedro Guerra-Canchari ◽  
Camila Alves Dos Santos ◽  
Isabelle Ribeiro Barbosa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
World Health ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Mortality Trends ◽  
Annual Percent Change ◽  
Control Programs ◽  
Standard Population ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Treatment Abandonment

Abstract Background Reports suggest that Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries have not achieved the downward mortality trends in leukemia seen in other countries. However, updated trends remain largely unknown in the region. Given that leukemia is the leading cause of cancer-related death in LAC children, we aimed to evaluate mortality trends in children (0-14y) from 15 LAC countries for the period 2000–2017 and to predict mortality until 2030. Methods We retrieved cancer mortality data through the World Health Organization Mortality Database. Age-standardized (world standard population) rates were computed for LAC countries. Joinpoint regression analysis was used to examine trends in the mortality rates of leukemia and provide an estimated annual percent change (EAPC). Nordpred was utilized for the calculation of predictions until 2030. Results Between 2013 and 2017, the highest mortality rates were reported in Venezuela, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Peru. Upward mortality trends were reported in Nicaragua (EAPC by 1.2% in boys, and EAPC by 2.0% in girls), Panama (EAPC by 1.8% in boys, and by 2.7% in girls), and Peru (EAPC by 1.4% in both sexes). Puerto Rico experienced large declines in mortality among both boys (APC by − 9.7%), and girls (EAPC by − 6.0%). Forecasting models predicted that leukemia mortality between 2015 and 2030, will increase in Argentina, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay. Conclusion Leukemia mortality is predicted to increase unless efforts are made to intervene. Interventions include addressing the inequities in health care diagnosing cases earlier,, avoiding treatment abandonment, and proper supportive care such as infection control programs will reduce the mortality in a great proportion.

scholarly journals Leukemia mortality in children from Latin America: trends and predictions to 2030

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Smith Torres-Roman ◽  
Bryan Valcarcel ◽  
Pedro Guerra-Canchari ◽  
Camila Alves Dos Santos ◽  
Isabelle Ribeiro Barbosa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
World Health ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Mortality Trends ◽  
Annual Percent Change ◽  
Universal Healthcare ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Universal Healthcare Coverage

Abstract Background Reports suggest that Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries have not reduced leukemia mortality compared to high-income countries. However, updated trends remain largely unknown in the region. Given that leukemia is the leading cause of cancer-related death in LAC children, we evaluated mortality trends in children (0-14y) from 15 LAC countries for the period 2000–2017 and predicted mortality to 2030. Methods We retrieved cancer mortality data using the World Health Organization Mortality Database. Mortality rates (standardized to the world standard SEGI population) were analyzed for 15 LAC countries. We evaluated the average mortality rates for the last 5 years (2013–2017). Joinpoint regression analysis was used to evaluate leukemia mortality trends and provide an estimated annual percent change (EAPC). Nordpred was utilized for the calculation of predictions until 2030. Results Between 2013 and 2017, the highest mortality rates were reported in Venezuela, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Peru. Upward mortality trends were reported in Nicaragua (EAPC by 2.9% in boys, and EAPC by 2.0% in girls), and Peru (EAPC by 1.4% in both sexes). Puerto Rico experienced large declines in mortality among both boys (EAPC by − 9.7%), and girls (EAPC by − 6.0%). Leukemia mortality will increase in Argentina, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay by 2030. Conclusion Leukemia mortality is predicted to increase in some LAC countries by 2030. Interventions to prevent this outcome should be tailor to reduce the socioeconomic inequalities and ensure universal healthcare coverage.

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