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Tendencias recientes de tasas de mortalidad por edad, sexo, área geográfica y grupos de causas: Chile 1999 -2005 / Recent trends of mortality rates by geographical area, age, sex and broad groups of causes in Chile, 1999-2005
Montoya-Aguilar, Carlos.
Affiliation
  • Montoya-Aguilar, Carlos; Universidad de Chile. Salud Pública. CL
Cuad. méd.-soc. (Santiago de Chile) ; 48(1): 38-50, mar. 2008. tab, graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-589275
Responsible library: CL331.1
RESUMEN
En el marco del monitoreo de las prioridades y desigualdades comunales de salud de Chile, se presentan las tendencias en el país y en cada uno de sus 28 Servicios de Salud, de las tasas de mortalidad infantil, de mortalidad de hombres y de mujeres de 20 a 44 años de edad, y de la mortalidad a los 20-64 años de edad por algunos grandes grupos de causas, para el período 1999-2005.Se miden las desigualdades de las tasas entre los Servicios de Salud para cada año del período, usando el coeficiente de Gini y el rango de variación. Se miden las tendencias de las desigualdades para cada tasa. Se encuentra que en este amplio tramo de edad hubo un descenso de la mortalidad en el país y en la mayoría de los Servicios de Salud, especialmente marcada para la mortalidad por enfermedades respiratorias. También fue importante el descenso de la mortalidad infantil. Las desigualdades entre Servicios fueron más notorias para la mortalidad por enfermedades respiratorias, por causas externas, por cirrosis hepática y por causas mal definidas. La desigualdad aumentó para algunas tasas y disminuyó para otras. Se recomienda seguir midiendo estos indicadores y utilizar la información como guía para mejorar las tendencias en ciertos Servicios y para reducir las desigualdades en ciertos grupos de causas.
ABSTRACT
In the framework of monitoring communal health priorities and disparities in Chile, we present, for the country and for each of its 28 Health Services, the trends of the following mortality rates for the period 1999-2005 infant mortality, deaths of men and women of ages 20 to 44 years, deaths of men and women of 45 to 64 years, and deaths for some broad groups of causes at ages 20 to 64 years. We measure the between Health Services disparities of the rates for each year of the period, utilizing the Gini coefficient and the range of values. We measure the trends of the disparities for each rate.

Findings:

in this broad age group there was a descent of mortality in the country and in most of the Health Services. This was more pronounced in the case of mortality from respiratory diseases. There was also an important reduction in infant mortality. The disparities among Health Services were more evident for mortality from respiratory diseases, from external causes, from liver cirrhosis and from ill-defined causes. They increased for some rates and diminished for others. We suggest that these indicators be followed up on a regular annual basis and that the information be used as a guide for efforts to improve the trends in some Services and to reduce the inequities in some groups of causes.
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Collection: International databases Health context: Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas / SDG3 - Health and Well-Being / SDG3 - Target 3.2 Reduce avoidable death in newborns and children under 5 Health problem: Goal 11: Inequalities and inequities in health / Target 3.2: Reduce avoidable death in newborns and children under 5 / Target 3.9: Reduce the amount of deaths produced by dangerous chemicals and the pollution of the air, water and soil / Environmental Health Database: LILACS Main subject: Reference Values / Environmental Monitoring / Mortality / Health Inequities Type of study: Etiology study / Prognostic study Aspects: Equity and inequality Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Chile Language: Spanish Journal: Cuad. méd.-soc. (Santiago de Chile) Journal subject: Chile / Medicina Social / Public Health Year: 2008 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad de Chile/CL
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Collection: International databases Health context: Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas / SDG3 - Health and Well-Being / SDG3 - Target 3.2 Reduce avoidable death in newborns and children under 5 Health problem: Goal 11: Inequalities and inequities in health / Target 3.2: Reduce avoidable death in newborns and children under 5 / Target 3.9: Reduce the amount of deaths produced by dangerous chemicals and the pollution of the air, water and soil / Environmental Health Database: LILACS Main subject: Reference Values / Environmental Monitoring / Mortality / Health Inequities Type of study: Etiology study / Prognostic study Aspects: Equity and inequality Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Chile Language: Spanish Journal: Cuad. méd.-soc. (Santiago de Chile) Journal subject: Chile / Medicina Social / Public Health Year: 2008 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad de Chile/CL
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