Key result
Cerebrovascular disease mortality in Brazil falls ~45% between 2000 and 2021.
Why the study?
There was a gap in continuous comprehensive studies analyzing evolving cerebrovascular disease mortality rates in Brazil beyond 2019.
Population
People above 20 years of age in Brazil
Comparison
Mortality trends by age, sex, state, and geographic region
Design
Descriptive, ecological, time series study using nationwide data
Follow-up
2000 to 2021
Authors
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Declining cerebrovascular mortality in Brazil supports sustained prevention monitoring; leaves open identification of key drivers for targeted research.
Observational (n=153,748,438)
Effect estimate: AAPC -2.85 (95% CI -2.97 to -2.72)
Absolute Event Rate: 52% vs 95%
p-value: p=<0.05
Cerebrovascular disease mortality rates in Brazil have significantly decreased across all demographic groups and macro-regions from 2000 to 2021.
McBenedict et al. (2023) conducted an observational in Cerebrovascular disease mortality (n=153,748,438). Calendar year (2000-2021) was evaluated on Age-adjusted mortality rate (AAMR) for cerebrovascular disease (AAPC -2.85, 95% CI -2.97 to -2.72, p=<0.05). Between 2000 and 2021, the age-adjusted mortality rate for cerebrovascular disease in Brazil decreased significantly from 95 to 52 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (AAPC -2.85).
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