Abstract
This descriptive study aimed to describe Tuberculosis-related mortality in Brazil between 1980 and 2001, through time series analysis of data from the DATASUS related to cases in which Tuberculosis was the basic cause of death. The mortality rates were calculated per 100,000 inhabitants according to gender and age. We found a decrease in Tuberculosis mortality of approximately 42% for men and 54% for women across the period analyzed. The International Classification of Diseases was used: ICD-9, for the period of 1980 to 1995; ICD-10 for 1996 to 2001. Deaths are related to late diagnosis, which is a problem of organization of the primary health care, as neither prevention actions nor case detections by active search for respiratory symptoms were incorporated into the health professionals' practice which contributes to higher death rates in more vulnerable groups.
Highlights
IntroductionThis is especially true in developing countries, considering that 95% of the notified cases and 98% of Tb deaths in the world occur in developing areas[1]
Tuberculosis (Tb) remains a major PublicHealth issue
This study presents an approach of the evolution of real Tb mortality rates in Brazil, which are currently decreasing
Summary
This is especially true in developing countries, considering that 95% of the notified cases and 98% of Tb deaths in the world occur in developing areas[1]. The epidemic is disseminated throughout the general population, where it prevails among young adults. This affects these countries’ economy, and becomes a permanent medical-social issue. Besides the AIDS epidemic, the socioeconomic situation has increased poverty, resulting in difficult access to health services, growing periphery populations, population clusters and migrations in the search for a better quality of life. An additional factor is the weakness of the Public Health system, which has become increasingly ineffective over the last decades[2,3]
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