Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2021; 117(1): 61-62
Mortality Due to Ischemic Heart Disease in Brazil – Northeast Disparities
Denise da Silva Pinheiro
, Paulo Cesar B. Veiga Jardim
This Short Editorial is referred by the Research article "Temporal Trend of Mortality Due to Ischemic Heart Diseases in Northeastern Brazil (1996–2016): An Analysis According to Gender and Age Group".
Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) have emerged as a global health concern responsible for more than 17 million deaths annually, representing the main cause of death since the 1960s. In particular, Ischemic Heart Diseases (IHD) constitute the most prevalent CVD, occupying the position of leading cause of death worldwide considering data until 2019, having been responsible for 8.9 million deaths in 2019 (16% of all causes of death) associated with an increase of more than 2 million deaths in the past two decades.
In Brazil, it has been undertaken an effort to provide more comprehensive statistics of the national panorama of CVD, with the production of an annual report 2 which includes the Ministry of Health official statistics and data from epidemiological studies, including the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD), among other sources. It was verified a rate of 83 deaths due to IHD per 100 thousand inhabitants in 2017,3 with IHD being the main cause of death in all Brazilian states that year, differently from 1990, when stroke was still leading in some states in the northeast region.
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