Amanda P. Costa, Lays C. Marques, Maira M. Dantas, Adriel F. Victoy, Candenor G. Nascimento, Samara O. Faria, Ellen C.S. Eineck, Arthur A. B. Carvalho
Institution: Centro Universitário UNIRG
“Objective: Mortality Rate Analysis for breast cancer in Brazil from 2008 to 2016. Methodology: Descriptive, retrospective and quantitative study, it was collected data provided by the Unified Database of Health – DATASUS. It was reported breast cancer mortality rate in different Brazilian states, featuring in relation to age, gender and race. Results: In the study of the data collected was found that in relation to the races, the Indians had higher mortality with a rate of 13.27%, and in the age group of 50-59 years the most affected in this racial type, and the State Pará was the most recorded indigenous mortality, with 12.58% and also in relation to Brazil with 12.58%. As regards age, the highest breast cancer mortality rates are found in children under 1 year and older than 80 years, with rates of 16.25% and 15.03% respectively. Mortality in women (8.21%) was higher than in males (7.47%) and the state that showed deaths from breast cancer in women was Pará with 12.58% and the Rio men January with 13.85%. It is noteworthy to report that in the last 8 years, the breast cancer mortality rate in males exceeded in once the female in 2011, with results of 9.25% for men and 8.77% for women. Conclusion: The Pará State had the highest mortality rate for breast cancer in the years 2008 to 2016 in Brazil. Mortality was predominant in women, the indigenous race and age extremes of age. Noting the diverse population killed by breast cancer is essential that early diagnosis is becoming more widespread in Brazil.
Key words: Breast Neoplasms; Mortality; Health of Indigenous Peoples; Epidemiology.”