Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia (Aug 2012)
Mortalidade por doenças cardiovasculares no Brasil e na região metropolitana de São Paulo: atualização 2011 Mortality due to cardiovascular diseases in Brazil and in the metropolitan region of São Paulo: a 2011 update
Abstract
FUNDAMENTO: As doenças cardiovasculares (DCV) são as principais causas de morte na população brasileira. Observou-se redução progressiva da mortalidade por tais doenças até o ano de 2005. OBJETIVO: Atualizar as tendências da mortalidade das DCV no Brasil e na região metropolitana de São Paulo (RMSP) de 1990 a 2009. MÉTODOS: Dados populacionais e de mortalidade foram obtidos do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística e do Ministério da Saúde. O risco de morte foi ajustado pelo método direto, tendo como referência a população mundial de 2000. RESULTADOS: Observou-se progressiva redução do risco de morte por doenças isquêmicas do coração (DIC) e por doenças cerebrovasculares (DCbV) no Brasil e na RMSP. De 1990 a 2009, constatou-se redução da mortalidade por DIC e DCbV em mulheres e homens no Brasil e na RMSP. Observou-se maior redução da mortalidade por DIC nos homens na RMSP do que no Brasil (36,24% vs. 23,35%; p BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading causes of death in our population. There was a progressive decrease in mortality due to CVD up to 2005. OBJECTIVE: To update the trends in mortality from cardiovascular diseases in Brazil and in the metropolitan region of São Paulo (MRSP) from 1990 to 2009. METHODS: Mortality and population data were obtained from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics and the Ministry of Health. The risk of death was adjusted by the direct method, having as reference the world population in 2000. RESULTS: There was a progressive decrease in the risk of death from ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke in Brazil and in the MRSP. From 1990 to 2009, there was a decrease in mortality from IHD and stroke in men and women in Brazil and in the MRSP. There was a greater reduction in mortality from IHD in men in the MRSP than in Brazil (36.24% vs. 23.35%, p <0.001) and in women in the MRSP (44.55% vs. 29.5%; p <0.001). The highest reduction in stroke mortality was observed in men in the MRSP, when compared to Brazil (42.43% vs. 34.9%, p = 0.036) and an equal reduction in women in the MRSP and in Brazil (42.98% vs. 36.15%, p = 0.082). The decrease in mortality was significant for all age groups. CONCLUSION: We observed a progressive decrease in mortality from CVD, IHD and stroke in Brazil and in the MRSP. In spite of this decrease, we still have high rates of mortality from these diseases.
