EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE LEUKEMIA MORTALITY RATE IN THE AGE GROUP FROM UNDER 1 YEAR TO 14 YEARS, BETWEEN 2008 AND 2019, IN GOIÁS AND BRAZIL

Case presentation: this article was based on the evaluation on the mortality after the diagnosis of leukemia on children and teenagers, between 2008 and 2019, in order to verify if there was any significant change on the results in Goiás and Brazil. Discussion: Data were collected through DATASUS focusing on the annual mortality rate associated with neoplasia (tumors), according to ICD-10 Chapter II, selecting leukemia in the morbidity list of ICD-10, during the years 2008 and 2019, in Goiás and Brazil. Comparisons were made with other Brazilian states to see if there was an advance or a setback in the mortality rate in Goiás, as well as in Brazil, it was found that Goiás is in eighteenth place as for the mortality rate caused by leukemia. In Goiás, however, in 2019, there was a significant increase compared to 2018, from 2.66 to 7.69. As for the national territory, there was a reduction, from 2.04 to 1.10. Final considerations: the mortality rates related to leukemia in the national spectrum showed a reduction, however in the state of Goiás there was a significant increase. It was made public in late 2018 that there was a diversion of funds to the referral hospital for free leukemia treatment in Goiânia. This economic scenario may be linked to the increase in the mortality rate as presented by the previously mentioned data.

 

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Publication History

Article published online:
23 October 2019