[Mortality trend from XXXX in Chile from 1990 to 2007].

@entity1575 @entity82 @entity204 @entity7160
BACKGROUND: There is a worldwide tendency towards a reduction in the rates of @entity204 due to @entity82 . In Chile, a decrease in the number of hospital admissions due to this disease has been recorded. AIM: To assess general characteristics and temporal evolution of @entity1575 mortality in Chile between 1990 and 2007. MATERIAL AND METHODS: National @entity204 records and population databases were reviewed. Crude and age-adjusted mortality rates for alcoholic and non-alcoholic @entity82 were calculated, evaluating their evolution in the study period and the relative risk by gender. RESULTS: In the study period, 44,894 @entity204 caused by @entity82 were recorded. Mortality rate was 16.6 @entity204 per 100,000 inhabitants. 54% of @entity204 were attributed to non-alcoholic @entity82 . There was a reduction in mortality rates for both types of @entity82 . Males accounted for 83 and 65% of @entity204 caused by alcoholic and non-alcoholic @entity82 , respectively. The figures for relative risk of @entity204 were 5 and 1.9, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: @entity7160 was the preponderant cause among @entity1575 @entity204 . A decrease in mortality rates was observed in the study period. Improvements in disease treatment and control could possibly explain this trend.
