Asthma-related deaths in Brazil: data from an ecological study
ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study was to present epidemiological data on hospitalizations and deaths related to asthma in Brazil over the past 11 years. Methods: An ecological study was conducted on asthma-related hospitalizations and mortality in Brazil from 2013 to 2023, using data extra...
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| author | Amanda da Rocha Oliveira Cardoso Anna Carolina Galvão Ferreira Marcelo Fouad Rabahi |
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| description | ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study was to present epidemiological data on hospitalizations and deaths related to asthma in Brazil over the past 11 years. Methods: An ecological study was conducted on asthma-related hospitalizations and mortality in Brazil from 2013 to 2023, using data extracted from the Department of Informatics of the Brazilian Unified Health System and the Mortality Information System. Results: Asthma-related deaths showed an increasing trend during the analyzed period. A surge in deaths was observed in 2022 compared to 2014 (difference between means = 56.08 ± 19.7; 95% CI = 15.2-96.9). The mean number of deaths was higher among females, with their rate remaining stable, while the rate for males increased. Individuals aged >60 years accounted for approximately 65% of all asthma-related deaths from 2013 to 2023, with a strong direct correlation observed between age and the number of deaths, regardless of sex. During the same period, the total number of asthma-related hospitalizations in Brazil showed a declining trend, decreasing from 134,322 in 2013 to 87,707 in 2023. Conclusion: Over the past 11 years, asthma-related deaths have increased in Brazil, with the majority occurring among females. Older individuals accounted for most asthma-related deaths, and a positive correlation was observed between age and the number of deaths. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1b59bf450889405b90f08797ba7603272025-01-21T07:42:43ZengSociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e TisiologiaJornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia1806-37562025-01-0150610.36416/1806-3756/e20240296Asthma-related deaths in Brazil: data from an ecological studyAmanda da Rocha Oliveira Cardosohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3691-3998Anna Carolina Galvão Ferreirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4853-694XMarcelo Fouad Rabahihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4050-5906ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study was to present epidemiological data on hospitalizations and deaths related to asthma in Brazil over the past 11 years. Methods: An ecological study was conducted on asthma-related hospitalizations and mortality in Brazil from 2013 to 2023, using data extracted from the Department of Informatics of the Brazilian Unified Health System and the Mortality Information System. Results: Asthma-related deaths showed an increasing trend during the analyzed period. A surge in deaths was observed in 2022 compared to 2014 (difference between means = 56.08 ± 19.7; 95% CI = 15.2-96.9). The mean number of deaths was higher among females, with their rate remaining stable, while the rate for males increased. Individuals aged >60 years accounted for approximately 65% of all asthma-related deaths from 2013 to 2023, with a strong direct correlation observed between age and the number of deaths, regardless of sex. During the same period, the total number of asthma-related hospitalizations in Brazil showed a declining trend, decreasing from 134,322 in 2013 to 87,707 in 2023. Conclusion: Over the past 11 years, asthma-related deaths have increased in Brazil, with the majority occurring among females. Older individuals accounted for most asthma-related deaths, and a positive correlation was observed between age and the number of deaths.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132024000600608&lng=en&tlng=enasthmamortalityhospitalizationepidemiology |
| spellingShingle | Amanda da Rocha Oliveira Cardoso Anna Carolina Galvão Ferreira Marcelo Fouad Rabahi Asthma-related deaths in Brazil: data from an ecological study Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia asthma mortality hospitalization epidemiology |
| title | Asthma-related deaths in Brazil: data from an ecological study |
| title_full | Asthma-related deaths in Brazil: data from an ecological study |
| title_fullStr | Asthma-related deaths in Brazil: data from an ecological study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Asthma-related deaths in Brazil: data from an ecological study |
| title_short | Asthma-related deaths in Brazil: data from an ecological study |
| title_sort | asthma related deaths in brazil data from an ecological study |
| topic | asthma mortality hospitalization epidemiology |
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