Mortality from malignant neoplasms at home and in hospitals in Brazil, 2002-2022: sociodemographic characteristics and temporal trends.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyze the sociodemographic characteristics and temporal trends of deaths due to malignant neoplasms in Brazil, according to whether they occurred at home or in a hospital, from 2002 to 2022.

Methods

This is a descriptive and ecological study analyzing data on cancer deaths from the Brazilian Mortality Information System. The analysis included descriptive measures, mortality rates, and trends based on joinpoint regression of sociodemographic variables, according to the place of death, as well as associations with the occurrence at home or in hospitals.

Results

We analyzed a total of 3,696,553 cancer deaths in Brazil, of which 82.5% occurred in hospitals. The variables positively associated with deaths at home were: men, age between 70 and 79 years and 80

SUBMITTER: Ferreira PC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12054985 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature