Smoking-attributable mortality and years of potential life lost in 16 Brazilian capitals, 2003: a prevalence-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To establish the impact of tobacco smoking on mortality is essential to define and monitor public health interventions in developing countries.

Methods

The Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Morbidity and Economic Costs (SAMMEC) software was used to estimate the smoking attributable mortality (SAM) in 15 Brazilian State Capitals and the Federal District for the year 2003. Smoking prevalence and mortality data of people aged 35 years or older were obtained for each city from the Brazilian Household Survey on Non Communicable Diseases Risk Factors (2002-2003) and from the Brazilian Mortality System (2003), respectively.

Results

In 2003, of the 177,543 deaths of persons aged 35 years and older 24,222 (13.64%) were attributable to cigarette smoking. This total rep

SUBMITTER: Correa PC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2711948 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature