Premature mortality from chronic non-communicable diseases and coverage of primary care: analysis of indicators

Objective: to evaluate the rate of premature mortality due to chronic noncommunicable diseases (CNCD) and its association with population Coverage of Primary Care teams in Santa Catarina municipalities. Method: cross-sectional study that used secondary data from the official state database. The indicators premature Mortality due to CNCD and population Coverage of Primary Care teams in the years 2017 and 2018 were collected in 2019. The data were analyzed in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 25.0, for descriptive statistics and presented by mean and standard deviation. Spearman correlation test was used for the variables under study. Results: there was an increase in the rates of premature Mortality due to CNCD and a reduction in population Coverage of Primary Care teams, with no significant association between these indicators. Conclusion: the increase in premature mortality due to CNCD and the non-compliance with the agreed goals require evaluation of the actions performed in Primary Care.