Sociodemographic factors associated with the place of death of the Brazilian population and regional variations from 2002 to 2022

Abstract Understanding the factors associated with the death and dying process, such as the place of occurrence and the sociodemographic influences, can support the definition of health assistance and public policies. Limited information is available for middle-income countries, like Brazil. This st...

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Main Authors: Fernando Cesar Iwamoto Marcucci, Carla Corradi-Perini, Luis Fernando Rodrigues, Tania Pastrana
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Language:English
Published: Springer 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-025-00683-7
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author Fernando Cesar Iwamoto Marcucci
Carla Corradi-Perini
Luis Fernando Rodrigues
Tania Pastrana
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description Abstract Understanding the factors associated with the death and dying process, such as the place of occurrence and the sociodemographic influences, can support the definition of health assistance and public policies. Limited information is available for middle-income countries, like Brazil. This study identified and compared the association of sociodemographic factors (age, sex, ethnic/skin color identification, educational level and marital status) with the place of death in Brazil and its regions, in a population level research. In Brazil, death at hospital was more frequently associated with social indicators, like white people, higher educational level, more developed regions. Older age groups, male, unmarried groups and lower education level were related with higher odd to death at home, which raises concerns about unassisted or limited support in these occurrences. The debate on social demands, public policies and bioethical challenges associated with the assistance offered on death occurrences is need.
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spelling doaj-art-d2502f2e37164d4dbbcf7adbc8a9e71e2025-08-20T03:48:15ZengSpringerDiscover Public Health3005-07742025-05-0122111110.1186/s12982-025-00683-7Sociodemographic factors associated with the place of death of the Brazilian population and regional variations from 2002 to 2022Fernando Cesar Iwamoto Marcucci0Carla Corradi-Perini1Luis Fernando Rodrigues2Tania Pastrana3Hospital Dr. Anísio Figueiredo – Zona Norte de LondrinaPostgraduate Program in Bioethics - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR)Hospital do Amor/ Barreto´s Cancer Hospital, Postgraduate Program in Collective and Public Health - Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)Department of Palliative Medicine, Medical Faculty RWTH Aachen UniversityAbstract Understanding the factors associated with the death and dying process, such as the place of occurrence and the sociodemographic influences, can support the definition of health assistance and public policies. Limited information is available for middle-income countries, like Brazil. This study identified and compared the association of sociodemographic factors (age, sex, ethnic/skin color identification, educational level and marital status) with the place of death in Brazil and its regions, in a population level research. In Brazil, death at hospital was more frequently associated with social indicators, like white people, higher educational level, more developed regions. Older age groups, male, unmarried groups and lower education level were related with higher odd to death at home, which raises concerns about unassisted or limited support in these occurrences. The debate on social demands, public policies and bioethical challenges associated with the assistance offered on death occurrences is need.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-025-00683-7MortalitySociodemographic factorsSocial determinants in healthVulnerable populationsCause of deaths
spellingShingle Fernando Cesar Iwamoto Marcucci
Carla Corradi-Perini
Luis Fernando Rodrigues
Tania Pastrana
Sociodemographic factors associated with the place of death of the Brazilian population and regional variations from 2002 to 2022
Discover Public Health
Mortality
Sociodemographic factors
Social determinants in health
Vulnerable populations
Cause of deaths
title Sociodemographic factors associated with the place of death of the Brazilian population and regional variations from 2002 to 2022
title_full Sociodemographic factors associated with the place of death of the Brazilian population and regional variations from 2002 to 2022
title_fullStr Sociodemographic factors associated with the place of death of the Brazilian population and regional variations from 2002 to 2022
title_full_unstemmed Sociodemographic factors associated with the place of death of the Brazilian population and regional variations from 2002 to 2022
title_short Sociodemographic factors associated with the place of death of the Brazilian population and regional variations from 2002 to 2022
title_sort sociodemographic factors associated with the place of death of the brazilian population and regional variations from 2002 to 2022
topic Mortality
Sociodemographic factors
Social determinants in health
Vulnerable populations
Cause of deaths
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-025-00683-7
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