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Victor Hugo Dias Diógenes1,2, Elzo Pereira Pinto Júnior3, Marcos Roberto Gonzaga1,4
1Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte . Centro de Ciências Exatas e da Terra . Programa de Pós-Graduação em Demografia . Natal , RN , Brasil.
Revista De Saude Publica
|October 26, 2022
Summary
Brazil
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Demography
- Health Informatics
Background:
- Accurate mortality data is crucial for public health.
- Brazil utilizes multiple systems for death record collection.
Purpose of the Study:
- Compare death counts across Brazil's Mortality Information System (SIM), Civil Registration (RC), and 2010 Demographic Census.
- Examine how municipal socioeconomic factors correlate with data source coverage.
Main Methods:
- Descriptive and comparative analysis of raw death data from SIM, RC, and 2010 Census.
- Assessed data source with highest death count per municipality.
- Correlated highest death count source with Brazilian Deprivation Index (IBP) and Municipal Human Development Index (IDHM) using spatial analysis.
Main Results:
- Mortality Information System (SIM) recorded more deaths across most Brazilian regions, except the North where the 2010 Census had higher coverage.
- The 2010 Census generally showed higher death record coverage than SIM and RC in deprived and less developed municipalities.
Conclusions:
- Significant regional disparities exist in the death record coverage of Brazil's mortality data sources.
- Including mortality questions on the census questionnaire is vital for comprehensive data collection.
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