Trends in mortality due to non-communicable diseases in the Brazilian adult population: national and subnational estimates and projections for 2030

• Main Authors: Deborah Carvalho Malta (Author), Bruce Bartholow Duncan (Author), Maria Inês Schmidt (Author), Renato Teixeira (Author), Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro (Author), Mariana Santos Felisbino-Mendes (Author), Ísis Eloah Machado (Author), Gustavo Velasquez-Melendez (Author), Luisa Campos Caldeira Brant (Author), Diego Augusto Santos Silva (Author), Valéria Maria de Azeredo Passos (Author), Bruno R Nascimento (Author), Ewerton Cousin (Author), Scott Glenn (Author), Mohsen Naghavi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Monitoring and reducing premature mortality due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a global priority of Agenda 2030. This study aimed to describe the mortality trends and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost due to NCDs between 1990 and 2017 for Brazil and to project t...