Table 1. Frequency of hospitalizations and deaths by type of drug intoxication, Brazil, 2009–2018.
| Drugs with Prescription (MRx) | Over-the-counter drugs (MIP) | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalizations | Deaths | Hospitalizations | Deaths | Hospitalizations | Deaths | ||||||||
| n | (%) | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Total | 83,275 | 100 | 2,595 | 100 | 2,536 | 100 | 49 | 100 | 85,811 | 100 | 2,644 | 100 | |
| Sex | |||||||||||||
| Female | 47,252 | 56.7 | 1,267 | 48.8 | 1,391 | 54.9 | 13 | 26.5 | 48,643 | 56.7 | 1,280 | 48,4 | |
| Male | 36,023 | 43.3 | 1,328 | 51.2 | 1,145 | 45.1 | 36 | 73.5 | 37,168 | 43.3 | 1,364 | 51.6 | |
| Age group | |||||||||||||
| < 5 | 7,600 | 9.1 | 40 | 1.5 | 529 | 20.9 | 4 | 8.2 | 8,129 | 9.5 | 44 | 1.7 | |
| 5–9 | 3,399 | 4.1 | 14 | 0.5 | 194 | 7.6 | 1 | 2.0 | 3,593 | 4.2 | 15 | 0.6 | |
| 10–14 | 4,623 | 5.6 | 29 | 1.1 | 144 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 4,767 | 5.6 | 29 | 1.1 | |
| 15–19 | 8,468 | 10.2 | 129 | 5.0 | 279 | 11.0 | 2 | 4.1 | 8,747 | 10.2 | 131 | 5.0 | |
| 20–29 | 15,679 | 18.8 | 401 | 15.5 | 476 | 18.8 | 7 | 14.3 | 16,155 | 18.8 | 408 | 15.4 | |
| 30–39 | 14,851 | 17.8 | 504 | 19.4 | 304 | 12.0 | 10 | 20.4 | 15,155 | 17.7 | 514 | 19.4 | |
| 40–49 | 11,857 | 14.2 | 543 | 20.9 | 257 | 10.1 | 4 | 8.2 | 12,114 | 14.1 | 547 | 20.7 | |
| 50–59 | 7,497 | 9.0 | 401 | 15.5 | 155 | 6.1 | 7 | 14.3 | 7,652 | 8.9 | 408 | 15.4 | |
| 60–69 | 4,331 | 5.2 | 244 | 9.4 | 88 | 3.5 | 6 | 12.2 | 4,419 | 5.1 | 250 | 9.5 | |
| 70 or more | 4,970 | 6.0 | 290 | 11.2 | 110 | 4.3 | 8 | 16.3 | 5,080 | 5.9 | 298 | 11.3 | |
| Skin color/race | |||||||||||||
| White | 32,814 | 39.4 | 921 | 36 | 911 | 35.9 | 11 | 22.4 | 33,725 | 39.3 | 932 | 35.2 | |
| Brown | 22,076 | 26.5 | 704 | 27 | 768 | 30.3 | 14 | 28.6 | 22,844 | 26.6 | 718 | 27.2 | |
| Black | 2,787 | 3.3 | 93 | 4 | 77 | 3.0 | 3 | 6.1 | 2,864 | 3.3 | 96 | 3.6 | |
| Other | 835 | 1.1 | 25 | 1 | 24 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 859 | 1.1 | 25 | 1.0 | |
| Not informed | 24,763 | 29.7 | 852 | 33 | 756 | 29.8 | 21 | 42.9 | 25,519 | 29.7 | 873 | 33.0 | |
| Regions | |||||||||||||
| North | 3,868 | 4.6 | 108 | 4.2 | 142 | 5.6 | 5 | 10.2 | 4,010 | 4.7 | 113 | 4.3 | |
| Northeast | 7,064 | 8.5 | 172 | 6.6 | 317 | 12.5 | 5 | 10.2 | 7,381 | 8.6 | 177 | 6.7 | |
| Midwest | 14,375 | 17.3 | 621 | 23.9 | 545 | 21.5 | 20 | 40.8 | 14,920 | 17.4 | 641 | 24.2 | |
| Southeast | 41,522 | 49.9 | 1,278 | 49.2 | 977 | 38.5 | 11 | 22.4 | 42,499 | 49.5 | 1,289 | 48.8 | |
| South | 16,446 | 19.7 | 416 | 16.0 | 555 | 21.9 | 8 | 16.3 | 17,001 | 19.8 | 424 | 16.0 | |
| Character of admission | |||||||||||||
| Urgency | 81,513 | 97.9 | 2,536 | 97.7 | 2,474 | 97.6 | 49 | 100 | 83,987 | 97.9 | 2,585 | 97.8 | |
| Elective | 1,762 | 2.1 | 59 | 2.3 | 62 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 1,824 | 2.1 | 59 | 2.2 | |
Incidence of hospitalizations for MRx: 4.61 per 100,000 (in women) and 3.67 per 100,000 (in men).
Incidence of hospitalizations for MIP: 0.14 per 100,000 (in women) and 0.12 per 100,000 (in men).
Mortality from MRx: 123 per million (in women) and 135 per million (in men).
Mortality from MIP: 1.3 per million (in women) and 3.7 per million (in men).