[Epidemiological analysis of mortality caused by solid XXXX in the Metropolitan Region, Chile, 1999].

@entity1 @entity0 @entity5 @entity2 @entity102 @entity1086 @entity204 @entity356
BACKGROUND: @entity102 are the leading cause of mortality in Chile and, among these, @entity5 are the second most frequent cause of @entity204 . The lOngest number of deaths occur in the Metropolitan Region. AIM: To describe the rates of mortality caused by solid @entity5 in the Metropolitan Region. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Analysis of deaths that occurred in 1999 in the Metropolitan Region. Data from @entity204 certificates, gathered by the Ministry of Health, were used. Crude mortality rates and Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL) caused by solid @entity5 were calculated. RESULTS: Among @entity1 , @entity356 accounts for the higher rate of mortality, followed by @entity2 . Among @entity1 , @entity1086 is the most frequent cause of @entity204 , followed by @entity0 . @entity356 also accounts for the higher amount of PYLL among @entity1 , but among @entity1 , @entity0 outweighs @entity1086 in this parameter. CONCLUSIONS: @entity356 continues to be an important cause of mortality in Chile and there is a worrysome increase in the mortality caused by @entity1086 .
