Numbers of mortality in the state of maranhão, brazil

Death is defined by the World Health Organization as the cessation of vital signs at any time after birth, with no possibility of resuscitation. The objective of this study was to analyze the temporal dynamics of mortality in the State of Maranhao using data from the Mortality Information System (SIM) of the National Department of Health. For this, it was used information on the mortality rate of all municipalities in the State in the years 2000, 2010 and 2014. Data were initially analyzed through descriptive statistics to determine the main statistical moments. The statistical analysis demonstrated that data presented high coefficient of variation value and did not show normal frequency distribution. Through the maps generated it is possible to verify that only the city of Sao Luis had more than 1000 deaths in the three years analyzed. In addition to the growth in the total number of deaths in the state, accompanying the population increase.