[Study of mortality in a urban basic health area].
OBJECTIVE
To find the pattern of causes of mortality in the Chantrea (Navarra) Health District and the trends in main causes of death between 1987 and 1995.


METHODS
Descriptive study.


METHODS
Urban primary care centre.


METHODS
Population belonging to the Chantrea Health District.Interventions. 1986 data from the Municipal Roll of inhabitants of Chantrea were crossed with the Navarra mortality figures to find the deaths occurred between 1986 and 1995. Overall mortality and mortality for the main reasons were analysed for both sexes and for the periods 1987-1990 and 1991-1995.


RESULTS
Between 1991 and 1995, Chantrea had a mortality rate close to that of the European population: 711 per 100000 inhabitants for men and 403 per 100000 for women. The main causes of death were circulatory diseases, tumours, respiratory diseases and external causes. Overall mortality rates dropped by 11.8% among men and by 8% among women from the 1987-1990 period to the 1991-1995 period. Statistically significant drops in mortality were noted for circulatory diseases and for malignant oesophageal tumours in men. AIDS as cause of death increased significantly among men.


CONCLUSIONS
Low rates of overall mortality in men and women of Chantrea and, in particular, mortality rates for circulatory disease were below the figures recorded in most European countries. Other causes of death, such as traffic accidents, AIDS or malignant tobacco-related tumours had moderately high rates.
Palacios Soler
F
F
Centro de Salud de Chantrea, San Cristobal 31015 Pamplona.
Ojanguren Alonso
M
M
Vázquez Goñi
R
R
Moreno-Iribas
C
C
Abad Vicente
F
F
D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D013030:Spain; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*