A comprehensive analysis of cardiovascular mortality trends in Peru from 2017 to 2022: Insights from 183,386 deaths of the national death registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of global mortality. Systematic studies on cardiovascular-related mortality at national and subnational levels in Peru are lacking. We aimed to describe the trends in cardiovascular-related mortality between 2017 and 2022 in Peru at national and subnational levels and by socioeconomic indicators.

Subjects/methods

We used data from the Peruvian death registry 2017-2022. Using ICD-10 codes, mortality was categorized into: hypertensive-, coronary-, and cerebrovascular- related deaths. We estimated age-standardized cardiovascular-related mortality rates by sex at national and regional levels, and by natural regions (Coast, Highlands, Amazon). We estimated the change in mortality rates between 2017-2019 and 2020-

SUBMITTER: Quezada-Pinedo HG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10946053 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature