Excess deaths among adults in the state of Santa Catarina: an ecological study during the COVID-19 pandemic, Brazil, 2020-2021

ABSTRACT Objective: to estimate excess deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic in the state of Santa Catarina and its macro-regions, Brazil, 2020-2021. Methods: this was an ecological study, using data from the Mortality Information System; excess deaths in adults were calculated by the difference bet...

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Main Authors: Rebeca Heyse Holzbach, Gabriel Resun Gomes da Silva, Jean Carlos Bianchi, Danúbia Hillesheim, Fabrício Augusto Menegon, Ana Luiza de Lima Curi Hallal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ministério da Saúde do Brasil 2023-07-01
Series:Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-96222023000200701&tlng=pt