In this paper, we measure the effect of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic wave at the national
and subnational levels in selected Latin American countries that were most affected: Brazil …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Summarize the literature on the relationship between composite
socioeconomic indicators and mortality in different geographical areas of Brazil. METHODS …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To compare the death counts from three sources of information on
mortality available in Brazil in 2010, the Mortality Information System (SIM-Sistema de …

Background Mortality rate estimation in small areas can be difficult due the low number of
events/exposure (ie stochastic error). If the death records are not completed, it adds a …

O crescimento da mortalidade por causas externas no Brasil tem se tornado objeto de
preocupação entre pesquisadores e formuladores de políticas públicas nos últimos anos …

Background Respiratory diseases (RDs) cause millions of hospitalisations and deaths
worldwide, resulting in economic and social impacts. Strategies for health promotion and …

The production, compilation, and publication of death registration records is complex and
usually involves many institutions. Assessing available data and the evolution of the …

Para determinar el nivel y las diferencias de mortalidad entre los departamentos de
Argentina entre 2009 y 2011, aplicamos y comparamos estimaciones de esperanza de vida …

BACKGROUND Vital statistics registration and census counts for Mexico may be incomplete,
resulting in unreliable mortality indicators. OBJECTIVE We evaluate unadjusted mortality …

Uma das metas do desenvolvimento sustentável das Organização das Nações Unidas é o
estabelecimento de sistemas de registros civis e de estatísticas vitais de alta qualidade …