Epidemiological characterization of infant mortality in Saint Christopher

Díaz Rodríguez, Sánchez Portela, Verga Tirado, Márquez Blanco, Santiesteban Remon, Ramos Rodríguez and Laureiro González

Health Leadership and Quality of Life, 2024, vol. 3, .666

Abstract: Introduction: Infant mortality indicators show social development; Cuba's results place it in first place in the Americas. Objective: To epidemiologically characterize infant mortality, according to selected variables. Method: Observational epidemiological study, carried out in San Cristóbal, Artemisa province in the period 2002 – 2022. Source of information records from the health statistics department. Results: The mortality rate shows a slightly decreasing trend, at the expense of the decrease in births, not deaths, decreasing by 39.3% compared to the extreme years of the series, decreasing irregularly. Mortality is more frequent in males. The main cause of mortality in children under 1 year of age is hypoxia and birth asphyxia, followed by conditions of the perinatal period, the infant mortality rate will tend to decrease; The expected value for the year 2023 will be 4.2 per 1000 live births. Conclusions: In the last 21 years, infant mortality has shown irregular fluctuations, with a tendency to decrease.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.56294/hl2024.666

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