[Mortality trends by the diabetes mellitus in Brazil: 1950 to 2000].
OBJECTIVE
To analyze mortality trend by diabetes mellitus in Brazilian capitals.


METHODS
It was analyzed mortality temporal trend by diabetes mellitus in Brazilian capitals, from the death data of the statistic directory of IBGE and the System of Mortality Information of the Ministry of Health, in the period from 1950 to 2000.


RESULTS
It was observed the growth of proportional mortality and the Standard Mortality Ratio by diabetes in most of the capitals. São Paulo (SP) outstood for presenting expressive and constant proportional mortalities along the series, particularly from 1960. As to the Standard Mortality Ratio in this capital, as well as in Belo Horizonte (MG), where it was noticed the oscillation of these indicators tending to decrease in the last years, it was not observed significant trends.


CONCLUSIONS
Mortality trend by diabetes is increasing in most of the capitals, with the exception of São Paulo and Belo Horizonte, which have shown different patterns from the other capitals.
Cesse
Eduarda Angela Pessoa
EA
Departamento de Saúde Coletiva, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, PE, Brasil. educesse@cpqam.fiocruz.br
Carvalho
Eduardo Freese de
EF
Souza
Wayner Vieira de
WV
Luna
Carlos Feitosa
CF
D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002423:Cause of Death / Q000639:trends; D003710:Demography; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D014505:Urban Population