Homicide mortality trends in Belo Horizonte and metropolitan area: 1980- 2005

Homicide mortality trends in Belo Horizonte and metropolitan area: 1980- 2005

To analyze the evolution of homicide mortality rates in Belo Horizonte and its metropolitan area, Southeastern Brazil, from 1980 to 2005. Deaths by homicide were obtained from the SIM (Mortality Information System). Population estimates by sex, age group and calendar-years were obtained from the Bra...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista de saúde pública 2010-06, Vol.44 (3), p.486-495
Hauptverfasser: Villela, Lenice de Castro Mendes, Moraes, Suzana Alves de, Suzuki, Claudio Shigueki, Freitas, Isabel Cristina Martins de
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Brazil - epidemiology
Female
Homicide - statistics & numerical data
Homicide - trends
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality - trends
Urban Population
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:To analyze the evolution of homicide mortality rates in Belo Horizonte and its metropolitan area, Southeastern Brazil, from 1980 to 2005. Deaths by homicide were obtained from the SIM (Mortality Information System). Population estimates by sex, age group and calendar-years were obtained from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The specific mortality rates for sex and age groups were calculated annually for each geographic region. The trends analysis was carried out using polynomial regression models for time series data, with a significance level alpha
ISSN:1518-8787
DOI:10.1590/s0034-89102010005000007