作者: Marianne Weber Arnold , Maria Arleide Silva , Gilliatt Hanois Falbo Neto , Rossana Paula Haimenis
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-38292007000600003
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摘要: OBJECTIVES: to determine the frequency of death among women child-bearing age, according main groups basic causes death; calculate Years Potential Life Lost (YPLL) for homicide, comparing this index other most frequent and YPLL coefficient all four death. METHODS: a descriptive, cross-sectional cohort study was carried out using certificates aged between 10 49 years in city Recife, State Pernambuco, Brazil, 2001 2002. The cause classified ICD-10; analyzed criteria Brazilian Ministry Health, as well Romeder-McWhinnie method, Epi-Info 2000 software package. RESULTS: neoplasm (25.7%), followed by diseases circulatory system (21.2%), external (17.6) infectious/ parasitic (9.6%). Homicides were responsible % (4380) total number YPLL, with 8.82. breast cancer 4.14 acute myocardial infarction 3.77. CONCLUSIONS: risk losing potential life due homicide 2.1 times greater than figure 2.3 that infarction.