2018, Number 626
Analysis of mortality rates by ira (j00-j22). in minors of five years in Colombia 2005-2015
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: Colombia is in South America and is the fourth country in territorial extension, it is divided into 32 departments, its capital is Bogotá D.C., has a population of 48,747,708 inhabitants. Mortality in the first years is a tracer event, which gives an idea of the living conditions of a population and is directly related to the levels of poverty and health quality of each country. Acute respiratory infections have high morbidity rates in the world and, as a public health problem, generate a considerable economic burden in the industrialized countries in terms of health care costs. In Colombia, infant mortality attributable to Higher PÚBLICAAcute Respiratory Infections has presented a significant decrease. The objective of the present study was to describe the behavior of ARI mortality rates in children under five years of age, in Colombia, by stratifying by sex and department with a trend analysis between the years included in the study.Materials and Methods: Analysis of a cross-sectional epidemiological data base, retrospective, the Vital Statistics bucket EEVV-deaths (SISPRO) Ministry of Health and Social Protection was consulted and the records of deaths attributable to patients were processed in Microsoft Excel and SPSS version. IRA in children under five years, which was considered the sample of this study. For the analysis, the Excel and SpSS programs were used; a bivariate analysis was carried out, stratified by sex and by department.
Results: The mortality rate in children under 5 years of age by IRAS was 18 per 100,000 children under the age of five, a rate of 25.14 was observed in 2005 and 13.17 deaths per 100,000 under-fives. Vaupés 80 per 100 thousand children under 5 years, Guainía with 62 followed by Amazonas with 51 per 100 thousand and Chocó that reported 43 deaths per 100,000 children under 5 years, While Santander and Quindío both with 11 deaths per 100000 children under 5 years old and Sucre with 13 deaths per 100,000 children under five years of age, the mortality rate in children under 5 years old attributable to IRAS was higher in the group of women in the department of Vaupes.
Conclusion: Colombia has succeeded in reducing child mortality rates and even more those produced by IRA in children under five years of age, all thanks to the development of strategies that have contributed to improving the living conditions of the population, and access to vaccination. , the present analysis could show that the mortality rate in children under five years old is not constant at the level of the different departments.
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