Prostatic Cancer: Analysis of the mortality rate in Chile between 2017-2021

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Prostate cancer (PC) is a hormone-dependent neoplasm of the prostate. It presents a global mortality in decline, decreasing from 39 to 19 per 100,000 people;In Chile there is no recent data. Objective: To describe the mortality rate (MR) of prostate cancer in the years between 2017-2021 in Chile. Material y methods: An ecological study on deaths from PC in the period 2017-2021 in Chile(n=10,783, according to age group and region. Using data obtained by the Departamento de Estadística e Información de Salud, to perform descriptive statistics and calculation MR. No ethics committee was required. Results: A MR of 34.84/100,000 men in the period studied was evidenced, presenting a decrease of 7.90%. The age group of 65 to 79 years old presented a greater number of deaths with 139.95%(4308). The metropolitan regon presented the largest number of functions with 32.96% (3,555). Conclusion: The decrease in MR during the covid-19 pandemic may be due to the fact that patients were possibly misclassified as covid-19 deaths. Regarding the age group with the highest number of deaths, it is consistent with the literature. The region with the highest number of deaths was the most populated region of Chile, which may have the highest number of patients with PC. In conclusion, CP presents high TM in older age groups, it is important to make diagnoses in a timely manner, since it is a detectable pathology that entails health costs. (English) [ FROM AUTHOR]