Temporal trend of mortality from infectious respiratory diseases in childhood in Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2000-2020

• Main Authors: Davi Nilson Aguiar e Moura (Author), Fillipe Reis Silva (Author), David Morosini de Assumpção (Author), Nícolas Emanuel Oliveira Reis (Author), Isabela Fernandes Coelho Cunha (Author), Amanda Priscila de Santana Cabral Silva (Author), Waneska Alexandra Alves (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ministério da Saúde do Brasil, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze temporal trends in mortality due to infectious respiratory disease in children under 12 years old in Minas Gerais, Brazil, from 2000 to 2020. Methods: this was an ecological study using data on infectious respiratory disease in children under 12 years old registered on the Mortality Information System; the variables studied were etiological agent, anatomical site of infection and sex; trends were analyzed by joinpoint regression. Results: of the 4,688 registered deaths, the etiological agent of the disease was unspecified for 84.5% of them, and 88% were due to lower respiratory tract infections; there was a decreasing trend in deaths and in the proportion of deaths due to unspecified etiologic agents; in 2020, there was an increase in deaths with viral etiology and systemic involvement. Conclusion: in addition to the change in the etiologic profile, there was a reduction in mortality due to infectious respiratory diseases in children, even considering 2020, the year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Item Description

2237-9622
10.1590/s2237-96222023000300006.en