Mortality profile of children under five years old in Maringá-Parana, 1996-2006

Abstract

Objective: to identify mortality profile of children under five years old in Maringá, through the construction of historic series,on the timeframe of 1996-2006. Method: descriptive study using the Mortality Information System, System Information and Infant Mortality Information System on Live Births. Results: prevalence of death in children under six years old (50.3%), the leading cause of death is related to disorders in perinatal timeframe (30.9 deaths / year); 67.7% of deaths occurred in children of mothers aged 15 to 29 years of schooling above eight years (56.7%). Through applying relative risk, it was found that the deaths occurred at a frequency five times higher in cesarean sections compared to vaginal deliveries. Conclusion: the construction of the series allowed the knowledge of the characteristics and circumstances of deaths in children, seen as indispensable for the realization of strategic interventions in the care and organization of health services