Abstract
Background
Mortality due to external causes is among of the leading causes of death worldwide, with great expression in young age groups. Objective: To describe the profile of deaths from external causes in a southern municipality of Brazil and verify its trend in the last years.
Method
It was carried out a retrospective study of external causes deaths using mortality rates by gender, age group and cause of with quasi Poisson regression analysis.
Results
Mortality coefficient was 46 per 100,000 inhabitants prevailing transport accidents (40%) and aggressions (30.5%). Increase of 53% in mortality rate was detected with variations by gender, age group and type.
Conclusion
Social policies are necessary encompassing intersectoral actions and taking into account the specificities in determination of each age group’s types of death.
Keywords:
mortality; external causes; violence; accident prevention