Preventable Deaths in Children Under Five in Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2013

392 preventable deaths of children under five occurred in the northern macro-region of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 2013. This descriptive epidemiological study by Ingryde Salles Silva de Oliveira analyzes these deaths, noting a prevalence among male children of brown color. Deaths are also categorized by age group.

Use Cases

• Analyze demographic patterns of preventable child mortality based on reported sex and color.
• Study the distribution of preventable deaths across different child age groups.
• Assess regional disparities in child health outcomes within the state of Minas Gerais.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific year (2013) and geographic region (northern macro-region of Minas Gerais).
• Provides concrete counts for preventable deaths (392 in the region, 3,641 in the state).
• Identifies demographic patterns, such as prevalence among male children of brown color.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a single year (2013); temporal trends cannot be analyzed.
• The dataset's completeness and representativeness for broader populations are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Ingryde Salles Silva de Oliveira

Collection Method

Descriptive epidemiological study.

Time Range

2013

Geography

Northern macro-region of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.