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. 2018 Jun;23(6):1737-1750.
doi: 10.1590/1413-81232018236.04822018.

Changes in health and disease in Brazil and its States in the 30 years since the Unified Healthcare System (SUS) was created

[Article in Portuguese, English]
Maria de Fátima Marinho de Souza  1 , Deborah Carvalho Malta  2 , Elisabeth Barboza França  3 , Mauricio Lima Barreto  4
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Changes in health and disease in Brazil and its States in the 30 years since the Unified Healthcare System (SUS) was created

[Article in Portuguese, English]
Maria de Fátima Marinho de Souza et al. Cien Saude Colet. 2018 Jun.
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Abstract
in English, Portuguese

The Unified Healthcare System (SUS) was created to ensure the population's right to universal, free and comprehensive healthcare. This study compares the health indicators measured in 1990 to those measured in 2015 in Brazil and its states. The goal is to contribute to understanding the role SUS played in changing the nation's health profile. Analyses use estimates in the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study for Brazil and its states, and compares 1990 and 2015. The main results are increased life expectancy, as well as an increase in the population's longevity measured in health-adjusted life expectancy. These in turn are due to a sharp decline in mortality due to transmissible diseases, in maternal and infant morbi-mortality, and avoidable causes of death. NTCDs are the leading cause of death, followed by violence. Poor diet is the leading risk factor, followed by metabolic issues. Tobacco use decreased over the period, as did infant malnutrition. In the thirty years since the SUS was created, health indicators in this country have improved, and major progress has been made to reduce inequality across the country's regions.

O Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) foi criado para garantir cuidados de saúde universais, gratuitos e abrangentes para a população. O estudo atual visa comparar indicadores de saúde em 1990 e 2015, para Brasil e Unidades Federadas, contribuindo assim na compreensão do papel do SUS na mudança do perfil sanitário do país. Nas análises foram utilizadas estimativas do estudo Carga Global de Doença (GBD) para o Brasil e estados, comparando 1990 e 2015. Como principais resultados ocorreu queda acentuada da mortalidade por doenças transmissíveis, da morbimortalidade materno-infantil e causas evitáveis de morte, e o consequente aumento da expectativa de vida saudável da população. As Doenças Crônicas Não Transmissíveis (DCNT) lideram como principal causa de morte, seguidas das violências. A dieta inadequada lidera entre os fatores de risco, seguida de fatores metabólicos; também ocorreu queda do consumo do tabaco, enquanto o maior destaque foi a expressiva redução da desnutrição infantil no período. Conclui-se que no curso dos trinta anos da implantação do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) houve melhorias nos indicadores de saúde e um significativo avanço na redução das desigualdades em saúde entre as regiões brasileiras.

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