Table 2. Absolute (n) and relative (%) frequency of deaths by underlying cause of death, macroregion of residence, sex, and age group. Minas Gerais, 2000–2023 (n=271) .
| Variables | Sex | Age group (years) | Total n (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female n (%) | Male n (%) | p-valuea | 0–19 n (%) | 20–39 n (%) | 40–59 n (%) | ≥60 n (%) | p-valuea | ||
| Underlying cause of death | 0.409 | <0.001 | |||||||
| Pneumonia, unspecified (J18.9) | 59 (42.1) | 44 (33.6) | 22 (53.7) | 4 (26.7) | 9 (20.0) | 68 (40.0) | 103 (38.0) | ||
| Coronavirus infection, unspecified site (B34.2) | 35 (25.0) | 35 (26.7) | 2 (4.9) | 4 (26.7) | 16 (35.6) | 48 (28.2) | 70 (25.8) | ||
| Bacterial pneumonia, unspecified (J15.9) | 16 (11.4) | 22 (16.8) | 6 (14.6) | 2 (13.3) | 4 (8.9) | 26 (15.3) | 38 (14.0) | ||
| Bronchopneumonia, unspecified (J18.0) | 9 (6.4) | 8 (6.1) | 5 (12.2) | - | 2 (4.4) | 10 (5.9) | 17 (6.3) | ||
| Acute respiratory failure (J96.0) | 8 (5.7) | 12 (9.2) | 2 (4.9) | 1 (6.7) | 8 (17.8) | 9 (5.3) | 20 (7.4) | ||
| Tuberculosis of lung, without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation (A16.2) | 7 (5.0) | 2 (1.5) | - | 3 (20.0) | 4 (8.9) | 2 (1.2) | 9 (3.3) | ||
| Influenza with other respiratory manifestations, virus not identified (J11.8) | 2 (1.4) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (2.4) | - | - | 2 (1.2) | 3 (1.1) | ||
| Lobar pneumonia, unspecified (J18.1) | 1 (0.7) | - | - | - | 1 (2.2) | - | 1 (0.4) | ||
| Other bacterial pneumonia (J15.8) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (1.5) | 1 (2.4) | - | - | 2 (1.2) | 3 (1.1) | ||
| Sequelae of respiratory and unspecified tuberculosis (B90.9) | 1 (0.7) | - | - | - | - | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.4) | ||
| Unspecified acute bronchitis (J20.9) | 1 (0.7) | - | 1 (2.4) | - | - | - | 1 (0.4) | ||
| Respiratory tuberculosis unspecified, without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation (A16.9) | - | 1 (0.8) | - | - | 1 (2.2) | - | 1 (0.4) | ||
| Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection (J22) | - | 1 (0.8) | - | - | - | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.4) | ||
| Tuberculosis of lung, confirmed by sputum microscopy with or without culture (A15.0) | - | 1 (0.8) | - | - | - | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.4) | ||
| Abscess of lung with pneumonia (J85.1) | - | 1 (0.8) | - | 1 (6.7) | - | - | 1 (0.4) | ||
| Acute tonsillitis, unspecified (J03.9) | - | 1 (0.8) | 1 (2.4) | - | - | - | 1 (0.4) | ||
| Health macroregion | 0.949 | <0.001 | |||||||
| Central | 33 (23.6) | 31 (23.7) | 3 (7.3) | 4 (26.7) | 9 (20.0) | 48 (28.2) | 64 (23.6) | ||
| Central-South | 3 (2.1) | 2 (1.5) | - | - | 2 (4.4) | 3 (1.8) | 5 (1.8) | ||
| Jequitinhonha | 2 (1.4) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (2.4) | - | - | 2 (1.2) | 3 (1.1) | ||
| East | 6 (5.0) | 5 (3.8) | 1 (2.4) | 3 (20.0) | 2 (4.4) | 5 (3.5) | 11 (4.5) | ||
| East-South | 3 (2.1) | 2 (1.5) | - | - | 2 (4.4) | 3 (1.8) | 5 (1.8) | ||
| Northeast | 22 (15.7) | 20 (15.3) | 26 (63.4) | 1 (6.7) | 4 (8.9) | 11 (6.5) | 42 (15.5) | ||
| Northwest | 2 (1.4) | 4 (3.1) | - | - | 1 (2.2) | 5 (2.9) | 6 (2.2) | ||
| North | 40 (28.6) | 34 (26.0) | 10 (24.4) | 2 (13.3) | 13 (28.9) | 49 (28.8) | 74 (27.3) | ||
| West | 5 (3.6) | 4 (3.1) | - | 1 (6.7) | - | 8 (4.7) | 9 (3.3) | ||
| Southeast | 7 (5.0) | 3 (2.3) | - | - | 2 (4.4) | 8 (4.7) | 10 (3.7) | ||
| South | 9 (6.4) | 12 (9.2) | - | 3 (20) | 4 (8.9) | 14 (8.2) | 21 (7.7) | ||
| Triângulo do Norte | 4 (2.9) | 5 (3.8) | - | 1 (6.7) | 3 (6.7) | 5 (2.9) | 9 (3.3) | ||
| Triângulo do Sul | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.8) | - | - | - | 2 (1.2) | 2 (0.7) | ||
| Vale do Aço | 3 (2.1) | 7 (5.3) | - | - | 3 (6.7) | 7 (4.1) | 10 (3.7) | ||
| Total | 140 (51.7) | 131 (48.3) | 15 (5.5) | 45 (16.6) | 170 (62.7) | 170 (62.7) | 271 (100.0) | ||
aFisher’s exact test and Monte Carlo simulation.