Open AccessComparison of the mortality rate due to neurological diseases in Brazil: an epidemiological study from the last 5 years
Author(s) -
Diego Paixão Côrtes Aguiar,
Daniela Witz Aquino,
Elisa Kalil Vinholes
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.5327/1516-3180.547
Subject(s) - epidemiology , notice , investment (military) , demography , mortality rate , order (exchange) , informatics , medicine , geography , business , political science , sociology , finance , pathology , politics , law
Background: In Brazil, about 9 thousand people die annually from nervous system (NS) diseases and its complications. Additionally, the neuropathology mortality rate (MR) is in eighth place, when considering the 21 chapters of the International Classification of Diseases. Objectives: To analyze the MRs of neurological disorders in the 5 regions of Brazil and to identify where professional training or increased investment may be necessary. Methods: Epidemiological study, whose statistics were taken from the Department of Informatics of the Brazilian Unified Health System (DATASUS). Results: The following MRs due to diseases of the NS were found for each region, in decreasing order: North (6.21%); Southeast (4.98%); Northeast (4.77%); South (3.96%); Midwest (3.93%). Also, the national average is expressed by a rate of 4.68%. It was also possible to observe that states in the same region have similar MRs, with some exceptions. Furthermore, the states with the highest MRs are Amazonas (9.42%); Acre (8.94%) and Rio de Janeiro (7.58%). Also, it was possible to notice that the states with the highest mortality, were those that invested less in patients with neurological disorders. However, the monetary factor is not the only determining aspect, since in some places that have similar investments, it is possible to identify a high difference between the MRs. Conclusions: Therefore, Brazil presents differences between the MRs due to diseases of the NS according to each region. It is evident that investments are fundamental, since states that invest less are, for the most part, those with the highest MRs.