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Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
Print version ISSN 1679-4974On-line version ISSN 2337-9622
Abstract
MARINHO, Fatima; PASSOS, Valéria Maria de Azeredo and FRANCA, Elisabeth Barboza. New century, new challenges: changes in the burden of disease profile in Brazil, 1990-2010. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2016, vol.25, n.4, pp.713-724. ISSN 1679-4974. http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742016000400005.
OBJECTIVE:
to describe the burden of disease in Brazil from 1990 to 2010.
METHODS:
analysis of the estimates of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 - Years of Life Lost due to premature mortality (YLL), Years Lost due to Disability (YLD), Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY=YLL+YLD) and risk factors.
RESULTS:
there was a decrease in deaths due to diarrhea and an increase in deaths due to diabetes and kidney disease, whilst deaths due to homicides and traffic accidents remained stable; cardiovascular diseases continued to be the leading cause of death despite a 30% reduction; the largest increases in DALY were due to diabetes and musculoskeletal diseases in women and alcohol abuse and low back pain in men; the main risk factors were poor diet and high blood pressure; smoking, domestic pollution and insufficient breastfeeding were found to have reduced.
CONCLUSION:
the rapid epidemiological transition highlights the need to control infectious diseases and invest in reducing violence and non-communicable diseases.
Keywords : Disability-Adjusted Life Years; Risk Factors; Health Planning; Brazil; Epidemiology, Descriptive.
