Anos potenciais de vida perdidos pela síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida: um estudo de mortalidade por causas múltiplas

Abstract

Introduction: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is still responsible for thousands of deaths in Brazil and the world, and the Years of Potential Life Lost indicator (YPLL) shows not only the frequency of causes of death but the age at which death occurs, making possible the analysis of its precocity. The purpose of this study is to describe the YPLL for AIDS, in Sergipe between 1999 and 2014. Methods: A mortality time series study was carried out from AIDS deaths recorded in the Mortality Information System (SIM). For the calculation of the YPLL, the deaths were distributed in the age groups from 1 to 70 years and multiplied by the number of years remaining to reach the age limit. The mean number of YPLL per death was obtained by dividing the number of YPLLs by the number of deaths. Results: There was an increase in the number of deaths, the YPLL and the YPLL rate, and the reduction in YPLL / deaths, with an increase in the mean age at death from 37.7 years to 41.8 years. Conclusion: Sergipe underwent changes in the AIDS epidemic, and three national trends were observed in this study: internalization, greater patient survival and greater infection of the young by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus.