Potential Gains in Life Expectancy with the Exclusion of the Deaths by Cancer in Fortaleza, 1993-95

Authors

  • Marcelo Gurgel Carlos da Silva Professor Titular do Depto. de Saúde Pública do Centro de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Estadual do Ceará. Diretor de Ensino e Pesquisa do Instituto do Câncer do Ceará. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32635/2176-9745.RBC.2001v47n4.2290

Keywords:

Neoplasms, Epidemiology, Mortality, Life Tables, Life Expectancy, Brazil

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate, through life tables of multiple decrement, the magnitude of the role of the cancer upon the probabilities of death and survival, and upon life expectancy of the residents of Fortaleza (Brazil), grouped according sex and age, in the period 1993-95. Life expectancy at birth was 65.44 years, for men, and 73.33 years for women. It was established that if cancers had not been the cause of death, there would be an increase of 1.60 and 1.91 years, respectively, in the life expectancy at birth for males and females.

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Published

2001-12-28

How to Cite

1.
Silva MGC da. Potential Gains in Life Expectancy with the Exclusion of the Deaths by Cancer in Fortaleza, 1993-95. Rev. Bras. Cancerol. [Internet]. 2001 Dec. 28 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];47(4):413-24. Available from: https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/2290

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 4 (2001): Oct./Nov./Dec.

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE