Alzheimer estudo da mortalidade no brasil

ARTIGO ARTICLE

Doença de Alzheimer: estudo da mortalidade no
Brasil, 2000-2009
Mortality from Alzheimer’s disease in
Brazil, 2000-2009
Enfermedad de Alzheimer: estudio de la mortalidad en Brasil, 2000-2009

Jane Blanco Teixeira 1
Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza Junior
Joelma Higa 3
Mariza Miranda Theme Filha 1

Escola Nacional de Saúde
Pública Sergio Arouca,
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
2 Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde,
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
3 Pontifícia Universidade
Católica de São Paulo, São
Paulo, Brasil.
1

Correspondência
M. M. Theme Filha
Departamento de
Epidemiologia e Métodos
Quantitativos em Saúde,
Escola Nacional de Saúde
Pública Sergio Arouca,
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz.
Rua Leopoldo Bulhões 1480,
8º andar, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
21041-210, Brasil. [e-mail] 2

Abstract

Resumo

Alzheimer’s disease is the most prevalent type of dementia in the elderly worldwide. To evaluate the mortality trend from Alzheimer’s disease in
Brazil, a descriptive study was conducted with the Mortality Information System of the Brazilian Ministry of Health (2000-2009). Age and sexstandardized mortality rates were calculated in
Brazil’s state capitals, showing the percentage variation by exponential regression adjustment.
The state capitals as a whole showed an annual growth in mortality rates in the 60 to 79 year age bracket of 8.4% in women and 7.7% in men.
In the 80 and older age group, the increase was
15.5% in women and 14% in men. Meanwhile, the all-cause mortality rate declined in both elderly men and women. The increase in mortality from Alzheimer’s disease occurred in the context of chronic diseases as a proxy for increasing prevalence of the disease in the population. The authors suggest healthcare strategies for individuals with chronic non-communicable diseases.

A doença de Alzheimer é o tipo de demência que mais prevalece entre os idosos no mundo. Para avaliar a evolução da