Morbimortality from respiratory system diseases in Brazil: an ecological study

Abstract

Introduction: Introduction: Respiratory diseases are the second main reason for hospital admissions in Brazil between 2013 and 2017. Objective: To analyze the morbidity and mortality of respiratory diseases of the Brazilian population, according to age group, in the period from 2015 to 2019. Methodology: This is an ecological, retrospective study conducted on the Brazilian territory. Data were collected from the Informatics Department of the Unified Health System, in the Sections of Hospital Morbidity, Mortality and Resident Population. Data were analyzed between 2015 and 2019 and all age groups. Results: When investigating mortality from respiratory system diseases between 2015 and 2019, the five most frequent causes were: influenza and pneumonia; chronic diseases of the lower airways; other diseases of the respiratory system; other respiratory diseases that mainly affect interstitium; diseases due to external agents, in that order. . Conclusions: It was found that pneumonia, influenza, respiratory diseases of the lower tract and other chronic respiratory diseases were the most prevalent among the population, respectively. Among the most affected public, it was possible to observe that the child's public and the elderly population were the most affected in both mortality and morbidity.