[Diabetes mellitus mortality in the Province of Córdoba: during the 1986-1995 period].

The fact that Diabetes Mellitus has become one of the relevant health problems and is besides an important death cause in the world, has led to investigate mortality as produced by this pathology in the Province of Córdoba during the period 1986/1995. Death register because of Diabetes Mellitus for the whole province(for years 1986-1995) were obtained from the Stadistic Department of the Health Ministry of the Province of Córdoba. Brute and specific rates based on sex and age groups were determined from a total of 6.718 deceased (3,300 males and 3,418 females), evolution of the same and its relation with diverse variables such as instruction level, poor housing and U. B. N.(Unsatisfied Basic Needs). Result showed that death rate increased during the period Studied, 24.42/100,000 being the medium annual rate, with no significative difference between both sexes (P = 0.76 > 0.05). In relation to age, rates raised according to growing age, with prevalence of the masculine, in general from 45 years and onward, except for 1986, 1989 and 1995 years when feminine death rate is greater in the 75 years-old and onward group. With regard to the other variables considered, when comparing them with the social and economic development of each Department in the Province of Córdoba, we could infer that industrialization, urbanization and social and economic evolution of the same have a positive correlation with mortality caused by diabetes.