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Accidents and violence are included among the major mortality causes in most countries, and account for a significant toll of population morbidity, economic deficiencies, loss of productive capacity and life quality. This paper aims to describe mortality due to external causes among the population living in the State of São Paulo, in the year of 2005. The material studied comprised the universe of deaths due to external causes in the population living in the State of São Paulo. Data bank used was the System of Mortality Information (SIM), available in the State Secretary of Health of São Paulo. In 2005, the coefficient of mortality due to these causes was 69,9 per 100.000 inhabitants. Male sex presented a risk of death due to these causes 4.7 times higher than female sex. Age groups presenting higher risks were those between 20-29 years of age (especially due to homicides and transport accidents) and over 60 years olds (transport accidents, as pedestrians, and falls). Homicides accounted for 32.6% of deaths, followed by transport accidents (26.8% of the total). The State of São Paulo is presenting, since 1999, a decreasing tendency in the mortality coefficient due to external causes, registering 27.6%. This decrease is registered in virtually all Regional Health Branches, especially due to the decrease in homicides. Male sex showed the highest decrease in these rates.
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