Years of potential life lost by children and adolescent victims of homicide, Recife, 1997.

摘要: This is a study of years potential life lost (YPLL) by children and adolescents aged between 1 month 19 who were victims homicide in Recife during 1997. It also draws profile the victims. A descriptive, cross-sectional was made death certificates residents, years, occurring 1997, to identify homicides three other most frequent causes age group, order make YPLL calculated for this cause three. Homicide responsible 36.6 per cent deaths, followed pneumonia (9.4 cent), vehicle accidents (6.3 cent) (6.0 cent). Most murder 15-19-year-old male students, but their level schooling unknown 96.6 cases. Death caused firearms 93.2 Homicides 59.1 YPLL, pneumonia, accidents. The risk losing group studied 27.20 1000. These figures show magnitude as premature how they have become public health problem.