ABSTRACT
O Censo brasileiro de 2010 incluiu, em seu questionário, a pergunta sobre óbitos ocorridos no domicílio nos últimos 12 meses. Anteriormente, uma questão similar havia sido incluída na amostra do Censo de 1980, mas sendo pouco utilizada. O objetivo do artigo é fazer uma avaliação da qualidade da informação de mortalidade do Censo, em especial sobre a estrutura etária da mortalidade. Em relação à cobertura da enumeração dos óbitos, esta saltou de 40%, no Censo de 1980, para 80%, no de 2010. Os resultados mostram que, para o Brasil, a qualidade das informações é bastante elevada tanto no nível como no padrão das curvas de mortalidade obtidas. A grande restrição existe para os grupos de idade mais avançados.
El Censo brasileño de 2010 incluyó, en su cuestionario, la pregunta sobre óbitos producidos en el domicilio durante los últimos 12 meses. Anteriormente, una cuestión similar había sido incluida en la muestra del Censo de 1980, pero fue poco utilizada. El objetivo de este artículo es realizar una evaluación de la calidad de la información de mortalidad del Censo, en especial sobre la estructura etaria de la mortalidad. En relación con la cobertura de la enumeración de los óbitos, esta saltó de un 40%, en el Censo de 1980, a un 80%, en el de 2010. Los resultados muestran que, en el caso de Brasil, la calidad de la información es bastante elevada tanto en el nivel como en el patrón de las curvas de mortalidad obtenidas. La gran restricción existe para los grupos de edad más avanzados.
The Brazilian Census of 2010 included in its survey a question on the deaths occurring in the household in the past 12 months. Previously, a similar question was included in the sample of the 1980 census, but has been rarely used. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the quality of mortality data from the Census, especially in regards to mortality age structure. The coverage of deaths went from 40% in 1980 Census to 80% in 2010 Census. The results show that, in Brazil, the quality of information is quite high both in level and in the pattern of mortality curves obtained. A more important restriction exists for groups of more advanced age.
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Censuses , Information Systems , Mortality Registries , Age Distribution , BrazilABSTRACT
Malaria is currently one of the most serious public health problems in Colombia with an endemic/epidemic transmission pattern that has maintained endemic levels and an average of 105,000 annual clinical cases being reported over the last five years. Plasmodium vivax accounts for approximately 70 percent of reported cases with the remainder attributed almost exclusively to Plasmodium falciparum. A limited number of severe and complicated cases have resulted in mortality, which is a downward trend that has been maintained over the last few years. More than 90 percent of the malaria cases in Colombia are confined to 70 municipalities (about 7 percent of the total municipalities of Colombia), with high predominance (85 percent) in rural areas. The purpose of this paper is to review the progress of malaria-eradication activities and control measures over the past century within the eco-epidemiologic context of malaria transmission together with official consolidated morbidity and mortality reports. This review may contribute to the formulation of new antimalarial strategies and policies intended to achieve malaria elimination/eradication in Colombia and in the region.
