2022, Number 4
Undernutrition mortality in Cuba, 2011-2021
Language: Spanish
References: 15
Page: 39-46
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: malnutrition is defined as the cellular imbalance between the supply of nutrients, energy and the demand required by the body, in order to ensure the growth of the person, maintenance and full development of functions. In Cuba, malnutrition has been one of the 35 leading causes of death for both sexes for more than 10 years. Objective: to describe mortality due to malnutrition in Cuba from 2011 to 2021. Methods: a retrospective longitudinal descriptive study of mortality due to malnutrition in Cuba from 2011 to 2021 was conducted. The universe consisted of all deaths in that period. Mortality rates by cause and sex were studied. Results: in Cuba for the period from 2011 to 2021, there was an average of 48.64 deaths per year due to malnutrition. The year 2017 stood out, with a total of 59 deaths. By 2025, deaths due to malnutrition could reach an average value of 49.23. 0.43 people per 100,000 population were at risk of dying from malnutrition. The mortality rate for males was higher than for females. Conclusions: mortality from under nutrition in Cuba has remained stationary between 2011 and 2021; however, it prevails among the leading causes of death. It is necessary to enforce the Food Sovereignty, Food, and Nutritional Security Law in order to reduce mortality due to malnutrition in the country to a minimum.REFERENCES
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