Premature mortality due to four main non-communicable diseases and suicide in Brazil and its states from 1990 to 2019: A Global Burden of Disease Study.
Ewerton CousinMaria Inês SchmidtCaroline SteinErika Carvalho de AquinoEllen de Cassia Dutra Pozzetti GouveaDéborah Carvalho MaltaMohsen NaghaviBruce Bartholow DuncanPublished in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2022)
Premature mortality due to the main NCDs has declined from 1990 in Brazil, although at a diminishing rate over time. The unconditional probability of death and the age-standardized mortality rate produced similar estimates of decline for the four main NCDs, and mirror well decline in mortality from all NCDs. Declines, especially more recent ones, fall short of the international goals. Strategic public health actions are needed. The challenge to implement them will be great, considering the political and economic instability currently faced by Brazil.