Early physicians' mortality in Espírito Santo: a decade trend.

Introduction: Mortality data make it possible to develop indicators to guide the planning of health promotion and prevention actions in order to reduce mortality from preventable causes. However, there are no publications on physicians' mortality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil.

Objectives: To describe mortality distribution and potential years of life lost from 2006 to 2015 among physicians who lived in Espírito Santo.