This is the 2021 edition of the Cardiovascular Statistics – Brazil , a multi-institutional effort to periodically provide updated information on the epidemiology of heart diseases and stroke in Brazil. The report incorporates official statistics provided by the Brazilian Ministry of Health and other government agencies, by the GBD project led by the IHME of the University of Washington, as well as data generated by other sources and scientific studies, such as cohorts and registries, on CVDs and their risk factors. The document is directed to researchers, clinicians, patients, healthcare policy makers, media professionals, the public, and others who seek comprehensive national data available on heart disease and stroke.
Oliveira,Gláucia Maria Moraes de and Brant,Luisa Campos Caldeira and Polanczyk,Carisi Anne and Malta,Deborah Carvalho and Biolo,Andreia and Nascimento,Bruno Ramos and Souza,Maria de Fatima Marinho de and Lorenzo,Andrea Rocha De and Fagundes Júnior,Antonio Aurélio de Paiva and Schaan,Beatriz D. and Castilho,Fábio Morato de and Cesena,Fernando Henpin Yue and Soares,Gabriel Porto and Xavier Junior,Gesner Francisco and Barreto Filho,Jose Augusto Soares and Passaglia,Luiz Guilherme and Pinto Filho,Marcelo Martins and Machline-Carrion,M. Julia and Bittencourt,Marcio Sommer and Pontes Neto,Octavio M. and Villela,Paolo Blanco and Teixeira,Renato Azeredo and Sampaio,Roney Orismar and Gaziano,Thomaz A. and Perel,Pablo and Roth,Gregory A. and Ribeiro,Antonio Luiz Pinho. Cardiovascular Statistics – Brazil 2021. Arq. Bras. Cardiol. [online]. 2022, vol. 118, n. 1, [cited 2025-10-23], pp.115-373. Available from: <https://abccardiol.org/en/article/cardiovascular-statistics-brazil-2021/>. ISSN 0066-782X.
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– Ranking of causes of death in Brazil, 1990 and 2019, according to age-standardized mortality rates per 100 000 inhabitants, both sexes, 1990 and 2019, and percent change of rates.