Quantification of the Nelson de Moraes's indicator (curve of proportional mortality)

Authors

  • José da Silva Guedes Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo; Departamento de Medicina Social
  • Marilda Lauretti da Silva Guedes Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo; Departamento de Medicina Social

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102006000700002

Keywords:

Health levels^i2^sindicat, Vital statistics, Mortality, Epidemiology

Abstract

Working with the Nelson de Moraes's indicator (curve of proportional mortality) it is introduced a criterion to quantify the curves, trying in this way a numeric value that, synthetizing the contribution of the different age groups to the mortality, indicates the level of health.

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Published

2006-12-01

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 6 (2006)

Section

Landmarks from the first ten years

How to Cite

Guedes, J. da S., & Guedes, M. L. da S. (2006). Quantification of the Nelson de Moraes’s indicator (curve of proportional mortality) . Revista De Saúde Pública, 40(6), 951-961. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102006000700002