Mortality from asthma in the state of S. Paulo, Brazil (1970-1992).

Mortality from asthma has shown important variations over time in several countries. In Brazil, a mortality study performed in the 60s, covering the cities of S. Paulo and Ribeirão Preto, and other ten cities showed that S.

[Mortality trends due to myocardial ischemia in capital cities of the metropolitan areas of Brazil, 1979-89].

Purpose: To study the trends of mortality rates from cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and coronary heart disease (CHD) in eight capitals of Brazil.

Methods: Death rates for these cities were studied in men (M) and female (F), standardized using the population of São Paulo, SP, 1980. Rates were calculated for CVD (ICD-9: 390-459) and CHD (ICD-9:410-414).

[Smoking and mortality fro ischemic heart disease. Comparative study in capitals of Brazilian metropolitan regions, 1988].

Purpose: An ecological study was performed to test the association between coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality and smoking in Brazil. Lung cancer mortality was used as a surrogate for smoking habit.

Methods: The mortality rate for CHD (ICD-9:410-414) and lung cancer (ICD-9: 162) were determined in the following metropolitan areas: Belém, Recife, Salvador, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Curitiba and Porto Alegre for males and females between 30 and 69 year old.

[Trends of peptic ulcer mortality in São Paulo State (Brazil), 1970-1989].

Background: Trends of peptic ulcer mortality rates were studied in São Paulo State (Brazil) among 1970 and 1989.

Material: Deaths from PU, ICD-9 531-534.

Results: The PU rates in São Paulo are comparable with those in Europe and rank second place for males and in third place for females.