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OBJECTIVE: To analyze differential changes of rates and stratification of mortality by gender and causes of death in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte (RMBH) and Salvador (RMS) between 1985 and 1995. METHODS: The Ministry of Health's Mortality Information System (SIM) provides data on death causes by age and sex that was used for this study. The groups of death causes were classified according to two major groups (preventable and non-preventable) and the decomposition method presented by Pollard was applied to analyze the contribution of each group of death causes in the changes in life expectation. RESULTS: There have been changes in the pace of the current mortality rate decline in RMBH and RMS, which have resulted in a reduction in the differences between the mortality rates in both areas. In both areas there was a substantial reduction in the mortality rates in the group of preventable causes, especially among women. CONCLUSIONS: There is still a structure of death causes, which seems to indicate that the improvement in mortality among the poor has been lower than it was expected.
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Mortalidade/tendências , Adolescente , Adulto , Distribuição por Idade , Idoso , Brasil/epidemiologia , Causas de Morte , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Expectativa de Vida , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Distribuição por Sexo , População Urbana/estatística & dados numéricosRESUMO
The aim of this research was to describe the delivery and evolution of Chagas disease with in-patients in Brazil during the last decade. It also attempted to discuss the limits and possibilities of Internal Hospitalization Authorization (AIH) as a source of epidemiologist information. From 1984 to 1993, the number of in-patients diagnosed with "tripanossomiase" was about 1,700 yearly, declining in absolute numbers during the entire historic series. The majority concentration of in-patients occuring in this study was recorded in São Paulo, Goiás, Minas Gerais and Distrito Federal. The public sector importance increased and the university hospitals improved their participation with in-patients with "tripanossomiase". Concerning hospitals expenses for in-patients, this study has observed that a hegemony in São Paulo was strengthened. The average cost was varied: in São Paulo and Distrito Federal, the average cost was much higher than that of Minas Gerais and Goiás. Finally, this study concluded that the most suitable usefulness of the AIH forms would be for disease surveys that haven't been presented to many clinics, for which the SINTESE files would be sufficient.