[Mortality due to digestive and XXXX in Peru, 1995 - 2000].

@entity1085 @entity99 @entity788 @entity66 @entity1956 @entity96 @entity5 @entity409 @entity694 @entity356 @entity1575 @entity253 @entity21149 @entity204
@entity21149 in Peru account for the second cause of mortality and @entity5 of the digestive tract rank the third place. It was therefore proposed to study the mortality rates for each digestive and @entity66 and establish their frequency and geographical distribution in Peru. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Diagnostic information was obtained from @entity204 certificates in the Information Technology and Statistics Office of the Ministry of Health (MINSA) from 1995 to 2000. Mortality rates were determined for 100,000 inhabitants. The rates obtained were classified in general figures for each year, dividing the data in three groups: non-tumoral digestive diseases (esophageal and @entity1085 and pancreas diseases) @entity5 (esophageal and @entity1085 and biliary tract, liver and @entity253 ) and @entity409 ( @entity1575 , primary @entity96 and @entity99 ). The first five mortality causes were determined for each year for the national population, classifying them according to the disease types and heir geographical distribution by Department. RESULTS: The first five causes for each year are @entity1575 (mortality rate: 6.53 - 10.64), malignant @entity5 (mortality rate: 8.7 - 10.36), liver and biliary tract @entity5 (mortality rate: 2.19 - 3.96), @entity694 (2.03 - 2.06), gall bladder @entity5 (1.66 - 1.7), @entity788 (1.60 - 1.75), and gastric ulcer (1.27). Amongst @entity5 , @entity356 has the highest mortality rate and @entity788 are within the top five causes of @entity204 . Amongst @entity409 , @entity1575 has the highest mortality rate, which correlates with the high prevalence of @entity1956 in certain areas of Peru. CONCLUSION: Amongst digestive diseases, the main causes of @entity204 in Peru are @entity1575 , malignant @entity5 , liver metastases, gall bladder and pancreas and @entity694 . Thus, it is necessary to corroborate these findings with epidemiological studies.
