Análise da mortalidade por causas externas no Brasil no período de 2009 a 2012 por meio de técnicas multivariadas

Abstract

The mortality from external causes currently represents a major public health problem in Brazil and worldwide. Most of the accidents and violent acts that compose it are predictable and preventable. Those situations are, therefore, likely to be confronted. Thus, this study aimed to describe and analyze deaths from external causes in Brazil, from 2009 to 2012, through multivariate techniques. Cluster’s analysis was used to compare the similarity between the Brazilian states regarding the variables in study and the principal components analysis to verify the associations between variables among the states and between the variables and states. Both analyzes were shown to be effective in the study of mortality from external causes in Brazil.