title: [All-cause and cardiovascular diseases mortality in three Brazilian states, 1980 to 2006].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to evaluate mortality from all causes, diseases of the circulatory system (DCS), ischemic heart disease (IHD), and cerebrovascular diseases (CVD) from 1980 to 2006 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo, and their capitals, taking into consideration the impact of deaths due to ill-defined causes.
  
  
  METHODS
  population and mortality data were obtained from the Unified Health System's Data Bank (DATASUS). Mortality from the diseases of interest and from ill-defined causes was adjusted by the direct method for adults older than 20 years of age. Since the mortality rates from ill-defined causes increased markedly after 1990, proportional mortality rates from ill-defined causes were calculated. Linear regression models were used for analysis of trends.
  
  
  RESULTS
  a relevant decline in all-cause mortality was observed in the three states and capitals. Rio de Janeiro and its capital had the highest rates of all-cause mortality. DCS mortality declined more than all-cause mortality. Proportional mortality from ill-defined causes in Rio de Janeiro and its capital was higher than in all other states and capitals starting in 1990. CVD mortality fell in the study period, especially in Rio de Janeiro and its capital. The state of Rio de Janeiro also had the highest IHD mortality rates until 1993. Among the capitals, São Paulo presented the highest IHD mortality rates starting in 1992.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the decline in all-cause mortality resulted mainly from the decline in DCS mortality. In turn, the decline in DCS mortality was partly due to the reduction in CVD mortality, especially in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Programade Pós-Graduação em Medicina (Cardiologia). gp.soares@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Gabriel Porto
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Júlia Dias
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Brum
authors.forename: Gláucia Maria Moraes de
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Carlos Henrique
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Nelson Albuquerque de Souza E
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D002423:Cause of Death; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000401:mortality; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult