Table 6-1. – Number of prevalent cases and age-standardized prevalence rates (per 100 000 inhabitants) of atrial fibrillation and flutter in 1990 and 2019, with percent change of rates, according to sex and age group, in Brazil.
| Sex and Age | 1990 | 2019 | Percent change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (95% UI) | Rate (95% UI) | Number (95% UI) | Rate (95% UI) | (95% UI) | |
| Both | |||||
| 15-49 years | 19888 (12331.5;30044) | 25.9 (16.1;39.2) | 42502.2 (26157.4;64165.2) | 36.8 (22.6;55.6) | 41.8 (37.2;46.9) |
| 50-69 years | 164660.9 (115683.1;228396.1) | 1049.6 (737.4;1455.9) | 444122.5 (311101;613445.2) | 1100.9 (771.1;1520.6) | 4.9 (2.9;6.8) |
| 70+ years | 217157.3 (158121.9;292116.4) | 5133.7 (3738;6905.7) | 740228.7 (542333.8;984791.4) | 5655.6 (4143.6;7524.1) | 10.2 (6.8;15) |
| Age-standardized | 401706.1 (302349.2;518702.6) | 519.4 (393;668.6) | 1226853.4 (934018.3;1577999.6) | 537.3 (409.2;692.5) | 3.5 (1.8;5.1) |
| All Ages | 401706.1 (302349.2;518702.6) | 269.9 (203.1;348.5) | 1226853.4 (934018.3;1577999.6) | 566.2 (431.1;728.3) | 109.8 (103.4;117.4) |
| Female | |||||
| 15-49 years | 7612.1 (4581.8;11533.4) | 19.6 (11.8;29.6) | 16625.9 (10080.7;25447.2) | 28.4 (17.2;43.5) | 45.4 (38.6;52.3) |
| 50-69 years | 68973.4 (48140.1;96070) | 845 (589.8;1177) | 191525.6 (133320.6;267053.6) | 894.4 (622.6;1247.1) | 5.8 (3;8.5) |
| 70+ years | 105220.9 (76305.5;141439.1) | 4486.9 (3253.9;6031.4) | 379236.7 (275610.2;508021.7) | 5022.5 (3650.1;6728.1) | 11.9 (7.5;18) |
| Age-standardized | 181806.4 (136384.7;235600.5) | 437.3 (331.2;566.3) | 587388.3 (445578.6;762442.3) | 454.9 (345.1;591.9) | 4 (1.9;6.5) |
| All Ages | 181806.4 (136384.7;235600.5) | 241.5 (181.2;313) | 587388.3 (445578.6;762442.3) | 529.8 (401.9;687.7) | 119.4 (111.3;129.4) |
| Male | |||||
| 15-49 years | 12275.9 (7602.8;18468.4) | 32.6 (20.2;49) | 25876.3 (16054.7;38681.1) | 45.4 (28.2;67.9) | 39.4 (33.9;45.1) |
| 50-69 years | 95687.5 (67028.6;132303.1) | 1271.6 (890.7;1758.1) | 252596.9 (176982;344940.7) | 1334.5 (935;1822.3) | 4.9 (2.3;7.6) |
| 70+ years | 111936.4 (81555.8;150612.8) | 5938.2 (4326.5;7990) | 360992 (264762;481432) | 6518.7 (4781;8693.6) | 9.8 (6.4;14) |
| Age-standardized | 219899.7 (164842.2;283209.5) | 618.6 (468.5;792.3) | 639465.2 (486071.9;821088.6) | 643.4 (489.2;828.7) | 4 (1.9;6) |
| All Ages | 219899.7 (164842.2;283209.5) | 298.9 (224.1;385) | 639465.2 (486071.9;821088.6) | 604.4 (459.4;776.1) | 102.2 (96.2;108.8) |
Source: Data derived from Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington. 46