TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - New century, new challenges: changes in the burden of disease profile in Brazil, 1990-2010
JO  - Epidemiologia e serviços de saúde : revista do Sistema Unico de Saúde do Brasil
A1  - Marinho, Fatima
A1  - Passos, Valéria Maria de Azeredo
A1  - França, Elisabeth Barboza
SP  - 713
EP  - 724
VL  - 25
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE:: to describe the burden of disease in Brazil from 1990 to 2010. <br><br>METHODS:: analysis of the estimates of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 - Years of Life Lost due to premature mortality (YLL), Years Lost due to Disability (YLD), Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY=YLL+YLD) and risk factors. <br><br>RESULTS:: there was a decrease in deaths due to diarrhea and an increase in deaths due to diabetes and kidney disease, whilst deaths due to homicides and traffic accidents remained stable; cardiovascular diseases continued to be the leading cause of death despite a 30% reduction; the largest increases in DALY were due to diabetes and musculoskeletal diseases in women and alcohol abuse and low back pain in men; the main risk factors were poor diet and high blood pressure; smoking, domestic pollution and insufficient breastfeeding were found to have reduced. <br><br>CONCLUSION:: the rapid epidemiological transition highlights the need to control infectious diseases and invest in reducing violence and non-communicable diseases.<p />  <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 1679-4974
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742016000400005
ID  - ref1
ER  -