Ecological study of the profile of stroke in Brazil from 20016 to 2020

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593442314064

• Palavras-chave: Stroke; Risk factors; Prevention; Health Unique System.

• Keywords: Stroke; Risk factors; Prevention; Health Unique System.

• Abstract:

  Stroke is among the biggest causes of death and disability worldwide. Data on hospitalizations, value and mortality were analyzed in order to understand the impact of the disease on each profile and outline better paths for prevention. An observational, cross-sectional, retrospective study was carried out based on a survey of data from the Department of Information and Informatics of the SUS. The entire national territory was used, dividing by year of care and by gender in the period between January 2016 and December 2020. Search for data regarding the number of hospitalizations, mortality rate and total value. During the period, the highest total cost was R$564424908.01 for males. There were 405099 admissions for males and 370562 for females during the entire period. The highest mortality rate was for females in 2016 with a value of 16.83 and the lowest was for males in 2019, a value of 14.7. Higher costs and higher rates of hospitalizations occur in the male population. It was not possible to pinpoint a direct cause for the higher mortality among women in the period. Both sexes benefit from strategies to prevent the main modifiable risk factors to reduce mortality. Taking advantage of the better potential that Brazil has in terms of public health, we can prevent the number of strokes in the country, which have a high mortality rate and great cost to the State, in addition to considerably improving the quality of life of that part of the population that could come going through these events.