0225/2025 - Mortalidade por causas externas de intenção indeterminada nas regiões do Brasil, 2012 a 2021 Mortality due to external causes of undetermined intent in the regions of Brazil, 2012 to 2021
O objetivo foi analisar a mortalidade por Causas Externas de Intenção Indeterminada (CEI) no Brasil e nas regiões brasileiras. Estudo descritivo que incluiu todos os óbitos por causas externas (CE) registrados no Sistema de Informação sobre Mortalidade (SIM) entre 2012 e 2021. Foram calculadas as proporções e a variação percentual de cada grupo de causa, e analisada a tendência das proporções de CEI pelo método de Prais-Winsten. No Brasil, entre 2012 e 2021, os óbitos por CEI representaram 7,8% das CE. Maiores proporções foram encontradas nas regiões Sudeste (12,9%) e Nordeste (7,2%), com elevação a partir de 2019 em todas as regiões do país. A maior variação do percentual de óbitos por CEI, no período, foi encontrada na região Centro-Oeste (124,4%) seguida pela Sudeste (69,4%). Assim como no Brasil, tais regiões apresentaram tendência crescente das proporções de mortes anuais por CEI enquanto que para as demais, a tendência foi estacionária. Considerando a importância da informação para empreender ações de prevenção de acidentes e violências, os resultados deste estudo apontam para a necessidade de aprimorar os dados do SIM referentes às mortes por causas externas e a implementação de estratégias mais eficazes em algumas regiões brasileiras.
Palavras-chave:
Registros de Mortalidade. Causa Básica de Morte. Sistemas de Informação em Saúde. Estudo descritivo.
Abstract:
The objective was to analyze mortality from External Causes of Undetermined Intent (ECUI) in Brazil and in the Brazilian regions. This descriptive study included all deaths from external causes recorded in the Mortality Information System between 2012 and 2021. The proportions and percentage variation of each group of causes were calculated, and the trend of the proportions of ECUI was analyzed using the Prais-Winsten method. In Brazil, between 2012 and 2021, deaths from ECUI accounted for 7.8% of external causes. The highest proportions were found in the Southeast (12.9%) and Northeast (7.2%) regions, with an increase from 2019 onwards in all regions of the country. The greatest variation in the percentage of deaths from ECUI in the period was found in the Midwest (124.4%), followed by the Southeast (69.4%). As in Brazil, these regions showed an increase in the proportions of annual deaths from ECUI, while in the other regions the trend was stable. Considering the importance of information for undertaking actions to prevent accidents and violence, the results of this study point to the need to improve Mortality Information System data on deaths from external causes and to implement more effective strategies in some Brazilian regions.
Keywords:
Mortality Registries. Cause of Death. Underlying Cause of Death. Health Information Systems.
Mortality due to external causes of undetermined intent in the regions of Brazil, 2012 to 2021
Resumo (abstract):
The objective was to analyze mortality from External Causes of Undetermined Intent (ECUI) in Brazil and in the Brazilian regions. This descriptive study included all deaths from external causes recorded in the Mortality Information System between 2012 and 2021. The proportions and percentage variation of each group of causes were calculated, and the trend of the proportions of ECUI was analyzed using the Prais-Winsten method. In Brazil, between 2012 and 2021, deaths from ECUI accounted for 7.8% of external causes. The highest proportions were found in the Southeast (12.9%) and Northeast (7.2%) regions, with an increase from 2019 onwards in all regions of the country. The greatest variation in the percentage of deaths from ECUI in the period was found in the Midwest (124.4%), followed by the Southeast (69.4%). As in Brazil, these regions showed an increase in the proportions of annual deaths from ECUI, while in the other regions the trend was stable. Considering the importance of information for undertaking actions to prevent accidents and violence, the results of this study point to the need to improve Mortality Information System data on deaths from external causes and to implement more effective strategies in some Brazilian regions.
Palavras-chave (keywords):
Mortality Registries. Cause of Death. Underlying Cause of Death. Health Information Systems.
Oliveira, LR, Melanda, FN, Sá, EAS, Jesus, MB, Silva, HT. Mortalidade por causas externas de intenção indeterminada nas regiões do Brasil, 2012 a 2021. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2025/jul). [Citado em 05/12/2025].
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