Causas de mortalidad en jóvenes y su contribución al cambio en la esperanza de vida, Medellín, 1989-1999

Beatriz Caicedo V; Catalina Serna S; Diana Uribe G; Hugo Grisales R

doi:10.17533/udea.rfnsp.704

Causes of mortalityin the youth and theircontribution to change inlife expectancy, Medellín,1989-1999

Authors

Beatriz Caicedo V Universidad de Antioquia
Catalina Serna S señora
Diana Uribe G señora
Hugo Grisales R señor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rfnsp.704

Keywords:

Mortality, young people, cause of death, life expectancy, Pollard method, Medellín

Abstract

Objective: to describe mortality in the youth between 15 and 24 years old and its contribution to change in life expectancy in Medellin, Colombia, between 1989-1999. Methods: causes of death were grouped in six

categories according to the 6/67 PAHO list: signs, symptoms and affections badly defined, communicable diseases, neoplasm, diseases of circulatory system, certain conditions related to the perinatal period, external causes, and all other diseases. The method developed by J.H. Pollard in 1986 was used for calculations. Results: the mortality profile of the youth showed that external causes, neoplasm, and communicable diseases were the main groups that affected them during the eleven years of the study. Discussion: applying Pollard’s method an important loss in life expectancy due to diseases of circulatory system and neoplasm was identified; on the contrary, a gain in life expectancy among the youth due to external causes and communicable diseases was also found. Some strategies for prevention and health promotion should be

implemented with young people.

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Author Biography

Beatriz Caicedo V, Universidad de Antioquia

Profesor Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública

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2009-02-09

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Caicedo V B, Serna S C, Uribe G D, Grisales R H. Causes of mortalityin the youth and theircontribution to change inlife expectancy, Medellín,1989-1999. Rev. Fac. Nac. Salud Pública [Internet]. 2009 Feb. 9 [cited 2025 Dec. 5];22(1). Available from: https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/fnsp/article/view/704

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