Mortality trends from hypertension in Mexico by socioeconomic region and state, 2000-2008

Mortality trends from hypertension in Mexico by socioeconomic region and state, 2000-2008

Por: Juan Jesús Sánchez-Barriga.  Rev Panam Salud Publica vol.32 no.2 Washington ago. 2012.

To determine mortality trends from hypertension in Mexico nationwide, by state, by socioeconomic region, and by sex and to establish an association between education, state of residence, and socioeconomic region with mortality from hypertension in 2000-2008.  Age-adjusted mortality rates per 100 000 inhabitants who died from hypertension increased from 15.7 to 18.5 between 2000 and 2008, taking the world population age distribution as standard. Mortality was higher in women than in men and in individuals who did not complete elementary school than in those with more or no education. The strongest associations were in Mexico City, Oaxaca, and region. [Actualizado: 16 de julio 2013].