title: Trends in infectious disease mortality rates, Spain, 1980-2011.
abstract: Using mortality data from National Institute of Statistics in Spain, we analyzed trends of infectious disease mortality rates in Spain during 1980-2011 to provide information on surveillance and control of infectious diseases. During the study period, 628,673 infectious disease-related deaths occurred, the annual change in the mortality rate was -1.6%, and the average infectious disease mortality rate was 48.5 deaths/100,000 population. Although the beginning of HIV/AIDS epidemic led to an increased mortality rate, a decreased rate was observed by the end of the twentieth century. By codes from the International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision, the most frequent underlying cause of death was pneumonia. Emergence and reemergence of infectious diseases continue to be public health problems despite reduced mortality rates produced by various interventions. Therefore, surveillance and control systems should be reinforced with a goal of providing reliable data for useful decision making.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: López-Cuadrado
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Llácer
authors.forename: Rocio
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Palmera-Suárez
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gómez-Barroso
authors.forename: Camelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Savulescu
authors.forename: Paloma
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: González-Yuste
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernández-Cuenca
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000266:history / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: ICD; Spain; infectious diseases; international classification of diseases; joinpoints; mortality rates; trends
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