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Revista Costarricense de Salud Pública
versión impresa ISSN 1409-1429
Resumen
GEA-IZQUIERDO, Enrique. Pneumonia mortality in Andalusia. Rev. costarric. salud pública [online]. 2016, vol.25, n.1, pp.1-7. ISSN 1409-1429.
Pneumonia is a respiratory disease with global scope. Specially, in children under five years it appears as the first cause of death.
Objective:
Determine pneumonia mortality in Spain and Autonomous Community of Andalusia from 1992 to 2001.
Methodology:
Review of pneumonia mortality from data provided by the Institute of Health Carlos III (Government of Spain, Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness).
Results:
In Spain and Andalusia adjusted rate for European population of pneumonia discharges per 100,000 persons increases over the years. Pneumonia mortality in Spain for the indicated period shows a relatively steady trend and similar by sex, although in Andalusia there is a striking increase in the female. Regarding pneumonia mortality by sex and age-adjusted rate for European population per 100,000 inhabitants, Andalusia surpasses values of Spain.
Conclusion:
Epidemiological data can be used to improve the protection of health and the approach of health interventions for disease prevention and control.
Palabras clave : Pneumonia; Mortality; Spain; Andalusia.
