Transición epidemiológica y las diferencias en la salud de la población entre la periferia y el centro urbano del Área Metropolitana de Panamá, 2001- 2011.
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https://doi.org/10.37387/ipc.v3i1.41Keywords:
Mortality, Urban center, Periphery, Panama city, Public healthAbstract
From the database of Vital Acts compiling by the National Institute of Statistics and Census, historical mortality data compiled by W. Gorgas during construction of the Canal by French and American (1884- 1913) and literature review, we described the evolution of the epidemiological profile of mortality in Panama City. A comparison between the mortality in the urban center and periphery of the metropolitan area of Panama is performed during the first decade of the 21st century. This analysis shows that mortality in this region is characterized by a high proportion of deaths from degenerative diseases (cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes), related to lifestyles and urban conditions and there are a lower proportion of deaths related to perinatal conditions and communicable diseases. Deaths from external causes maintain an upward trend, concentrated in the urban core neighborhoods and districts with a high proportion of informal settlements on the periphery. Mortality rates for all groups of analyzed diseases are higher in the urban center than at the periphery.
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