2025/07/28 by Guilherme de Castro Quadrado, Ricardo Ávila Chalhub · 1 voice
Health Professions · Computer Science · Social Sciences · #Healthcare Regulation #Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic #Public Health in Brazil
paper · pdf · doi:10.17267/2317-3378rec.2025.e6176
openalex publication_date 2025/07/28 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/26
ABSTRACT | OBJECTIVE: To analyze the profile of deaths from heart failure in the state of Bahia between 2013 and 2022. METHOD: Descriptive observational time series study using secondary data from the Mortality Information System (SIM). Deaths whose underlying cause was classified as heart failure (ICD-10: I50) were included. The variables analyzed were year of death, macro-region of residence, age group, gender, race/color, education level and marital status. RESULTS: Between 2013 and 2022, 18,990 deaths from heart failure were recorded in Bahia, an increase of 6,41% over the time series. Most deaths occurred among individuals of brown race/color (10,834 cases) and males (51.36%). The age group with the highest concentration of deaths was 80 years or older (43.96%). The Eastern macro-region had the highest proportion of deaths (25.3%), followed by the Central-Eastern (15.74%). Regarding the level of education, 33.77% of deaths were of people with no schooling. In relation to marital status, married people accounted for 28.39% of the total. CONCLUSION: The data shows inequalities in the profile of mortality from heart failure, reinforcing the need for public health strategies that prioritize comprehensive and equitable care, especially for the most vulnerable populations.