Abstract
This article aims to synthesize the scientific knowledge produced on the prevalence of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases in elderly people aged 60 years or over, living in Northeast of Brazil. It is an integrative literature review, in which Medline, Lilacs and Scielo databases were consulted in October 2020, selecting studies published between 2000 and 2020. Initially, the search for productions resulted in 259 productions and from the establishment of the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the corpus of this review consisted of 12 articles. The main results showed a higher prevalence of NCDs in females, the most prevalent diseases were arterial hypertension, diabetes, osteoarthritis and mental disorders, which had a significant association with sociodemographic variables and the health conditions of the elderly population. In addition, it was observed that publications on the subject are scarce. Thus, it is hoped to promote an understanding of the prevalence of NCDs in elderly people in the Northeast, as well as the development of further studies on the subject is suggested.
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