title: [Mortality from work-related accidents among agricultural workers in Brazil, 2000-2010].
abstract: This study estimated annual mortality from work-related injuries in agriculture in Brazil, 2000-2010. The Mortality Information System (SIM) was used to identify cases. Missing data for occupation and work-related injuries were retrieved through other available individual records and incorporated into total cases. Population data were obtained from the official censuses. A total of 8,923 deaths from work-related injuries were identified, of which 44.8% were located by data retrieval. In the year 2000, estimated crude mortality from work-related injuries was 6.4/100,000 workers, increasing to 8.1/100,000 in 2003 and declining to 7.3/100,000 in 2010. The leading circumstances of deaths in men involved "riding animals or using animal-drawn vehicles", whereas pesticide poisoning was the leading cause in women. Overall mortality from work-related injuries in agriculture was low when compared to that of other countries, suggesting residual under-recording despite data retrieval and thus calling for quality improvement in records. Gender-sensitive preventive measures are necessary.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
authors.forename: Flávia Nogueira
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Ferreira-de-Sousa
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vilma Sousa
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Santana
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality*; D000383:Agriculture / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002423:Cause of Death; D000067565:Farmers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D012737:Sex Factors