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ObjetivoConocer el patrón de causas de mortalidad de la Zona Básica de Salud de Chantrea (Navarra) y las tendencias para las principales causas de muerte entre 1987 y 1995.DiseñoEstudio descriptivo.EmplazamientoCentro urbano de atención primaria.SujetosPoblación de la Zona Básica de Salud de Chantrea.IntervencionesSe cruzaron datos del Padrón de Habitantes de Chantrea de 1986 con el listado de mortalidad de Navarra para conocer los fallecimientos producidos entre 1986 y 1995. Se analizaron, para ambos sexos y para los períodos 1987-1990 y 1991-1995, la mortalidad global y la mortalidad para las principales causas.ResultadosEl barrio de Chantrea en Pamplona presentó en el período 1991-1995 una tasa de mortalidad ajustada a la población europea de 711 por 100.000 habitantes entre los varones y de 403 por 100.000 habitantes entre las mujeres. Las principales causas de mortalidad fueron: enfermedades del aparato circulatorio, tumores, enfermedades respiratorias y causas externas. Las tasas de mortalidad global descendieron un 11,8% en los varones y un 8% en las mujeres entre el período 1987-1990 y el 1991-1995. Se observaron descensos estadísticamente significativos de la mortalidad por enfermedades del aparato circulatorio y del tumor maligno de esófago en varones. El sida aumentó significativamente entre los varones como causa de muerte.ConclusionesBajas tasas de mortalidad global en varones y mujeres de Chantrea y, especialmente, las tasas de mortalidad por enfermedades del aparato circulatorio, que se encuentran por debajo de las cifras registradas en la mayoría de los países europeos. Otras causas de muerte, como accidentes de tráfico, sida o tumores malignos relacionados con el tabaco, presentan tasas moderadamente altas.ObjectiveTo find the pattern of causes of mortality in the Chantrea (Navarra) Health District and the trends in main causes of death between 1987 and 1995.DesignDescriptive study.SettingUrban primary care centre.Study populationPopulation belonging to the Chantrea Health District.Interventions1986 data from the Municipal Roll of inhabitants of Chantrea were crossed with the Navarra mortality figures to find the deaths occurred between 1986 and 1995. Overall mortality and mortality for the main reasons were analysed for both sexes and for the periods 1987-1990 and 1991-1995.ResultsBetween 1991 and 1995, Chantrea had a mortality rate close to that of the European population: 711 per 100000 inhabitants for men and 403 per 100000 for women. The main causes of death were circulatory diseases, tumours, respiratory diseases and external causes. Overall mortality rates dropped by 11.8% among men and by 8% among women from the 1987-1990 period to the 1991-1995 period. Statistically significant drops in mortality were noted for circulatory diseases and for malignant oesophageal tumours in men. AIDS as cause of death increased significantly among men.ConclusionsLow rates of overall mortality in men and women of Chantrea and, in particular, mortality rates for circulatory disease were below the figures recorded in most European countries. Other causes of death, such as traffic accidents, AIDS or malignant tobacco-related tumours had moderately high rates.

OBJECTIVE: To find the pattern of causes of mortality in the Chantrea (Navarra) Health District and the trends in main causes of death between 1987 and 1995. DESIGN: Descriptive study. SETTING: Urban primary care centre. STUDY POPULATION: Population belonging to the Chantrea Health District. INTERVENTIONS: 1986 data from the Municipal Roll of inhabitants of Chantrea were crossed with the Navarra mortality figures to find the deaths occurred between 1986 and 1995. Overall mortality and mortality for the main reasons were analysed for both sexes and for the periods 1987-1990 and 1991-1995. RESULTS: Between 1991 and 1995, Chantrea had a mortality rate close to that of the European population: 711 per 100000 inhabitants for men and 403 per 100000 for women. The main causes of death were circulatory diseases, tumours, respiratory diseases and external causes. Overall mortality rates dropped by 11.8% among men and by 8% among women from the 1987-1990 period to the 1991-1995 period. Statistically significant drops in mortality were noted for circulatory diseases and for malignant oesophageal tumours in men. AIDS as cause of death increased significantly among men. CONCLUSIONS: Low rates of overall mortality in men and women of Chantrea and, in particular, mortality rates for circulatory disease were below the figures recorded in most European countries. Other causes of death, such as traffic accidents, AIDS or malignant tobacco-related tumours had moderately high rates.