Table 6-3. – Number of deaths and age-standardized mortality rates (per 100 000 inhabitants) due to 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	57.3 (48.3;76.1)	0.1 (0.1;0.1)	118.1 (91.1;138.6)	0.1 (0.1;0.1)	36.7 (7.7;52.4)
50-69 years	432.5 (370.3;566.3)	2.8 (2.4;3.6)	1125 (918.5;1355.3)	2.8 (2.3;3.4)	1.1 (-16;10.3)
70+ years	2169.7 (1822.6;2747)	51.3 (43.1;64.9)	9568.3 (7433.7;11342.6)	73.1 (56.8;86.7)	42.5 (20.2;54.1)
Age-standardized	2659.5 (2263.6;3342.6)	4.8 (4;6)	10811.4 (8636.5;12800.8)	5 (4;6)	5.4 (-10.6;13.1)
All Ages	2659.5 (2263.6;3342.6)	1.8 (1.5;2.2)	10811.4 (8636.5;12800.8)	5 (4;5.9)	179.3 (133.7;202.2)
Female
15-49 years	25.6 (23.2;35.2)	0.1 (0.1;0.1)	55.5 (43.6;63.2)	0.1 (0.1;0.1)	44.6 (10.2;65.6)
50-69 years	202.6 (183.8;264.5)	2.5 (2.3;3.2)	550 (447;619.2)	2.6 (2.1;2.9)	3.5 (-15.5;15.7)
70+ years	1278.4 (1060.8;1636.8)	54.5 (45.2;69.8)	6122.4 (4570;7074.9)	81.1 (60.5;93.7)	48.7 (21.8;65.3)
Age-standardized	1506.6 (1266.7;1935.4)	4.8 (4;6.2)	6727.9 (5082;7750.1)	5.2 (3.9;6)	7.6 (-11.2;19)
All Ages	1506.6 (1266.7;1935.4)	2 (1.7;2.6)	6727.9 (5082;7750.1)	6.1 (4.6;7)	203.2 (148.8;236.1)
Male
15-49 years	31.8 (23.1;47.1)	0.1 (0.1;0.1)	62.6 (39.9;81.3)	0.1 (0.1;0.1)	30.3 (3.6;51.7)
50-69 years	229.9 (168.9;336.6)	3.1 (2.2;4.5)	575 (392.4;780.2)	3 (2.1;4.1)	-0.6 (-17.5;11.1)
70+ years	891.3 (645;1258.4)	47.3 (34.2;66.8)	3445.9 (2286;4594.7)	62.2 (41.3;83)	31.6 (12.7;45.6)
Age-standardized	1153 (843.8;1633.3)	4.7 (3.4;6.6)	4083.4 (2781.1;5478.5)	4.8 (3.2;6.4)	1.2 (-13;11)
All Ages	1153 (843.8;1633.3)	1.6 (1.1;2.2)	4083.4 (2781.1;5478.5)	3.9 (2.6;5.2)	146.3 (109.6;172.8)

Source: Data derived from Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington. ⁴⁶