[Decrease and inequalities of infant mortality in Salvador, 1980-1988].
This study sought to describe the changes in mortality among infants under one year of age in different areas of the city of Salvador, Bahia, during the period 1980-1988. This was done using estimates of variation in two indicators: proportional infant mortality and the coefficient of infant mortality. Values for the first indicator were separated into low, intermediate, high, and very high quartiles for 1980 and then calculated again using 1988 data. The second indicator was derived from the estimated number of live births using the rate of 33.4/1,000 inhabitants for 1980 and 31.4/1,000 for the years thereafter. The results showed that infant mortality in that age group had declined over the period, but that at the end of the period inequalities persisted in the distribution of infant deaths, which confirmed that conditions remained adverse for certain segments of the population.
Paim
J S
JS
Universidade Federal da Bahia, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Brasil.
Costa
M C
MC
D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D007231:Infant, Newborn
Decréscimo e desigualdade da mortalidade infantil: Salvador, 1980-1988.