HISTORICAL SERIES (2000-2008) OF DEATHS BY DROWNING IN THE STATE OF ALAGOAS-BRAZIL

Authors

  • Alexandre Costa Moura
  • Cristiane Costa da Cunha Oliveira
  • Veronica de Lourdes Sierpe Jeraldo

Keywords:

drowning, death, Alagoas

Abstract

The World Health Organization estimates that worldwide each year, half a million people die by drowning, with 260,000 of them children. In Brazil, data from the Ministry of Health indicate about 1.3 million cases of drowning, of those, almost eight thousand come to death and about 65% are children between 5 and 14 years, thus constituting the second cause of death from external causes in this age group and third in the sum of all ages. In this context, it is necessary to know the reality of death by drowning in the country, so this study aimed to investigate cases of drowning in the state of Alagoas on the issues of seasonality, gender and age group from 2000 to 2008. Data were obtained from the Forensic Institute of the State and showed that in the period were 1360 registered deaths by drowning, concentrated in spring and summer, affecting significant in males. The age group most affected is that of 20 to 40 years, and at ages 1 to 14 years are also concentrated the largest proportion of deaths by drowning. The results show that deaths by drowning in the state of Alagoas are comparable with data from national and international research, however further investigation should be performed to draw a more complete epidemiological profile of this mode of death, contributing to making prevention initiatives through policies aimed at promoting health.

Key Words: drowning, death, Alagoas

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HISTORICAL SERIES (2000-2008) OF DEATHS BY DROWNING IN THE STATE OF ALAGOAS-BRAZIL. (2011). Fiep Bulletin - Online, 80. https://ojs.fiepbulletin.net/fiepbulletin/article/view/939