MORTALITY DUE TO LEUKEMIA IN THE POPULATION OF CHIAPANECA DURING 2015-2019

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593662329086

• Palavras-chave: Leukemia, mortality, Chiapas, sociodemographic characteristics.

• Keywords: Leukemia, mortality, Chiapas, sociodemographic characteristics.

• Abstract:

  Leukemia in adults was the fifteenth most diagnosed cause of cancer and the eleventh leading cause of cancer mortality in the world in 2018. In Mexico, for 2019, the National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics (INEGI) reported that mortality leukemia was 5,130 deaths, with 4.1 per 100,000 inhabitants, occupying the 8th place within the main causes of mortality for this group.
  Goal: Identify the sociodemographic characteristics of people who died from leukemia in Chiapas, Mexico in the period 2015-2019.

  Method: Descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective study. The sample corresponded to the deaths that occurred and were registered in the general population of Chiapas, Mexico. Information from the General Directorate of Health Information was used during the period 2015-2019.

  Results and conclusions: 54.6% of deaths were men. Mortality by age in children under 10 years and in the 56-65 age group is higher in women, unlike the 11-20 age group and 66 years and over, where the trend is towards men. The most frequent type was acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) unlike what was reported in other countries. Most of the deceased were affiliated with some health service, had medical assistance and had some degree of basic education. There was an increase in the years 2018 and 2019 in each of the types.