Cause-specific mortality for 249 causes in Brazil and states during 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2015

• Main Authors: Elisabeth B. França (Author), Valéria Maria de Azeredo Passos (Author), Deborah Carvalho Malta (Author), Bruce B. Duncan (Author), Antonio Luiz P. Ribeiro (Author), Mark D. C. Guimarães (Author), Daisy M.X. Abreu (Author), Ana Maria N. Vasconcelos (Author), Mariângela Carneiro (Author), Renato Teixeira (Author), Paulo Camargos (Author), Ana Paula S. Melo (Author), Bernardo L. Queiroz (Author), Maria Inês Schmidt (Author), Lenice Ishitani (Author), Roberto Marini Ladeira (Author), Otaliba L. Morais-Neto (Author), Maria Tereza Bustamante-Teixeira (Author), Maximiliano R. Guerra (Author), Isabela Bensenor (Author), Paulo Lotufo (Author), Meghan Mooney (Author), Mohsen Naghavi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Reliable data on cause of death (COD) are fundamental for planning and resource allocation priorities. We used GBD 2015 estimates to examine levels and trends for the leading causes of death in Brazil from 1990 to 2015. Methods We describe the main analytical approaches focused o...