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BACKGROUND: Burns are a public health problem, especially in vulnerable populations. The costs of treatment remain poorly studied in developing countries. This study aimed to evaluate the incidence of burn admissions in the Brazilian public health care system between 2008 and 2017. METHODS: This study used publicly available data from hospital information and mortality systems. We investigated information as sex, age, length of stay, admission costs (reimbursement), and mortality. RESULTS: There were 170,554 admissions and most patients were male. Annual admission rates were between 1.32 and 1.87 for children aged ≤ nine years and between 0.58 and 0.71 for adults aged ≥ 60 years, per 10,000 population. Overall cost was US $158,332,891.11 (R$614,537,450.29). In-hospital mortality was 3.56%. CONCLUSION: Admissions showed a downward trend, while mortality remained stable and demanded substantial resources.
