Abstract

CARNEIRO, José  and  BRITO, Daniel. Portugal in OECD: avoidable mortality (preventable and treatable). Rev Port Med Geral Fam [online]. 2023, vol.39, n.1, pp.73-75.  Epub Mar 30, 2023. ISSN 2182-5173.  https://doi.org/10.32385/rpmgf.v39i1.13571.

In 2019, the OECD counted more than 3 million preventable deaths among people under the age of 75, about a quarter of all deaths accounted for. The main cause of preventable mortality in 2019 was malignant tumors (31%), among which lung cancer stands out. The main causes of treatable death in 2019 were diseases of the circulatory system. In Portugal, in 2019, the main causes of death were also diseases of the circulatory system (29.9%), followed by malignant tumors (25.4%), and by diseases of the respiratory system (10.9%). The average age-standardized mortality rate from preventable causes was 126 deaths per 100,000 people in OECD countries. In Portugal, this rate was 109, which leaves us below the OECD average. Mortality rates from treatable causes in OECD countries were lower, with an average of 73 per 100,000 inhabitants, Portugal was below the OECD with 64. Preventable mortality rates in OECD countries were 2.5 times higher among men than among women. After 2020 and with the COVID-19 pandemic, there will certainly be a major impact on preventable mortality.

Keywords : Mortality; Prevention; Risk factors; OECD; Portugal.

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