title: Larynx cancer mortality in the State of Pernambuco - Brazil - 2000-2004.
abstract: The larynx is considered a site of the greatest occurrence of head and neck neoplasias, and for cancer studies, mortality is one of the most reliable health indicators.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To study the mortality by laryngeal cancer in Pernambuco during 2000-2004. STUDY FORMAT: Contemporary cross-sectional cohort.
  
  
  METHODS
  We considered all deaths by laryngeal cancer in residents of Pernambuco State between 2000 and 2004, taken from the State's Mortality Information System (SIM/SUS). The data was analyzed through descriptive statistics, with the results expressed in tables, graphs and maps, using Excel version 2000 and the EpiInfo version 6.04 b software.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was little variation in the mortality coefficient in the years considered for study. The Sertão Mesoregion had the highest number of deaths and Fernando de Noronha island had the highest mortality rate. The patient profile found was: men, between 60-69 years, brown color, married, with low literacy, who died in a hospital setting.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We found mortality stability and heterogeneity among the cities. The mortality profile according to social variables corroborates data found in other Brazilian States, except for race/color.
authors: Dysphagia, Faculdade Integrada do Recife - FIR. Hospital de Câncer de Pernambuco.
authors: Leandro de Araújo
authors: Lde A
authors: Pernambuco
authors: Mirella Bezerra Rodrigues
authors: MB
authors: Vilela
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult