MORTALIDADE POR CAUSAS EXTERNAS 2018-2022: ACIDENTES NA INFÂNCIA E ADOLESCÊNCIA

Abstract

Objective: To identify the epidemiological profile of mortality from accidents in childhood and adolescence in Brazil, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul and in its capital. Method: This is an epidemiological, descriptive and retrospective study with a quantitative approach. Data were collected from the Mortality Information System (SIM), a public domain database available on the DATASUS online platform. In order to meet the research objective and identify the main causes of child and youth deaths in Brazil, variables such as general death certificates for the age group from 0 to 14 years old were used, in the period from 2018 to 2021. Since the cause of mortality presented significant and well-defined data on conditions in the perinatal period among children under 1 years old, a second analysis was carried out covering the age group from 1 to 14 years old, since this group presented the same reason for death, being due to external. In relation to this group, we analyzed how this cause behaved nationally, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul and the capital Campo Grande, during the period from 2018 to 2022. Results: It was identified among children and adolescents aged 1 and 14 years in Brazil, a predominance of 38% in traffic accidents, 61% being male and 39% female, among these, 44% are between the ages of 10 and 14 and 30% were car occupants. In Mato Grosso do Sul, 46% were due to traffic accidents, with 64% male and 34% female, 41% were between 10 and 14 years old and 37% were car occupants. In Campo Grande, 40% were drownings, 85% male and 15% female, 70% between 1 and 4 years old and 55% occurred in swimming pools. Conclusions: In comparison to Brazil and Mato Grosso do Sul, the accident profile follows the same profile, with characteristics such as a predominance of traffic accidents and car occupant victims, with the majority being male and within the age range of 10 to 14 years. In Campo Grande, it has a distinct profile, with a predominance of drowning accidents, which occur in swimming pools, with male victims and mainly targeting children aged 1 to 4 years.