Proportional mortality ratio due to chagas disease is five times higher for the state of Goias than the rest of Brazil
Rev. patol. trop
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46(1): 35-45, abr. 2017. tab
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ABSTRACT
Mortality data due to Chagas disease for the endemic State of Goias, Brazil, was retrieved from the National System of Information on Mortality, between 2006 and 2011. A total of 29,041 deaths were attributed to Chagas disease in the country, of which 4,293 (14.8%) occurred in the State of Goias. The proportion of deaths attributable to Chagas disease was 0,4% for the country overall and 2.4% for State of Goias. Seventy-two percent of the records were from individuals over 60 years of age, and heart disease was the main cause of death in 80.3%. Chagas disease is a major cause of death in Goias and, proportionally, 5.3 times higher than for the rest of the country.
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Main subject:
Chagas Disease
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. patol. trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Pathology
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Departamento de Cirurgia, Faculdade de Medicina, UFG/BR
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Núcleo de Estudos da Doença de Chagas, Hospital das Clinicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)/BR
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