[Mortality due to XXXX in the city of Barcelona (1983-1993)].

@entity1 @entity565 @entity204
OBJECTIVE: To find @entity565 mortality in the city of Barcelona. DESIGN: Descriptive study of mortality. SETTING: City of Barcelona. MAIN MEASUREMENTS: Deaths due to @entity565 in the city of Barcelona in the period 1983-1993 were studied through the register of mortality at Barcelona's Municipal Institute of Health, which in turn is supplied by the Statistical Gazette of Deaths. Rates of mortality per 100,000 inhabitants were calculated, overall and broken down by sex and by age. The ratio of mortality comparing city districts and the place and season of decease was also worked out. RESULTS: There were 716 @entity204 due to @entity565 (overall rate of 3.82/100,000 inhabitants; 3.3 in @entity1 and 4.33 in @entity1 ). Almost two-thirds of @entity204 occurred in @entity1 over 65. Mortality was stable in the entire period except in the over-65s, in which a downwards trend was discerned (beta=-0.63; P=.037). For the 5-34 year old group, the rate oscillated between 0.1 and 0.6/100,000 inhabitants. The number of @entity204 in the over-65s was greater in winter (31.7%; 95% CI, 27.8-35.7). 56.2% of @entity204 occurred at home. @entity204 were more common among @entity1 (P<.001) and the under-65s, and their trend is upwards (P=.004). CONCLUSIONS: Asthma mortality in the city of Barcelona was stable during the period studied. Its rate for the 5-34 year-old age group was higher than for Spain and slightly greater than in similar nearby countries.
