title: [Mortality caused by acute myocardial infarction in Chile in the period 1990--2001].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Acute myocardial infarction is the first cause of death among adults in Chile. It caused 5,650 deaths during 2001.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the evolution and mortality of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Chile between 1990 and 2001.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analysts of data on mortality caused by Acute Myocardial Infarction in Chile, obtained from the databases of the Ministry of Health. The adjusted morality rates and disability adjusted life years (DALY) were calculated for the period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the study period, adjusted mortarlity decreased from 86 to 67.6 deaths/100,000 inhabitants. The DALYs ratio between men and women increased from 2.7 to 2.9. The mean death age for men and women was 69.9 and 76.5 years respectively (p <0.001). Forty five percent of women and 51% of men died at home, 78% of women and 66% of men received medical attention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although there was a reduction in mortality caused by acute myocardial infarction in the study period, there are still gender differences in the age of death, and access to medical care.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Epidemiología, Ministerio de Salud de Chile. jszot@minsal.gov.cl
authors.forename: Jorge Szot
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Meza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002423:Cause of Death; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality*; D017678:Sex Distribution