Epidemiological characterization of infant mortality in Saint Christopher

• Díaz Rodríguez , Delia Rosa ^[1] ; Sánchez Portela , Joel Ramón ^[2] ; Verga Tirado , Belkys ^[1] ; Márquez Blanco , Eledys ^[2] ; Santiesteban Remon , Yanelys ^[1] ; Ramos Rodríguez , Ana Olivia ^[3] ; Laureiro González , Joaquín Ernesto ^[4]
  1. [1] Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Artemisa, Dirección de Salud de San Cristóbal. Artemisa, Cuba
  2. [2] Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Artemisa, Hospital General docente Comandante Pinares, San Cristóbal. Artemisa, Cuba
  3. [3] Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Artemisa, Policlínico universitario Camilo Cienfuegos. San Cristóbal. Artemisa, Cuba
  4. [4] Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Artemisa. Artemisa, Cuba

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• Localización: Health Leadership and Quality of Life, ISSN-e 3008-8488, Vol. 3, Nº. 0, 2024 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Health Leadership and Quality of Life)
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Introduction: Infant mortality indicators show social development; Cuba's results place it in first place in the Americas. Objective: To epidemiologically characterize infant mortality, according to selected variables. Method: Observational epidemiological study, carried out in San Cristóbal, Artemisa province in the period 2002 – 2022. Source of information records from the health statistics department. Results: The mortality rate shows a slightly decreasing trend, at the expense of the decrease in births, not deaths, decreasing by 39.3% compared to the extreme years of the series, decreasing irregularly. Mortality is more frequent in males. The main cause of mortality in children under 1 year of age is hypoxia and birth asphyxia, followed by conditions of the perinatal period, the infant mortality rate will tend to decrease; The expected value for the year 2023 will be 4.2 per 1000 live births. Conclusions: In the last 21 years, infant mortality has shown irregular fluctuations, with a tendency to decrease.