Serra I, Araneda J, Decinti E
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago.
Rev Med Chil. 1995 Nov;123(11):1425-31.
Liver cirrhosis is an important public health problem in Chile.
To review the main epidemiological features of liver cirrhosis in Chile in the last 22 years.
Review of yearbooks of mortality and causes of death of the Ministry of Health and Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, review of hospital discharges and review of international statistics published by the World Health Organization.
The mortality rate of liver cirrhosis in 1992 was 17.9/100,000 inhabitants and represented 3.3% of all deaths. The risk of cirrhosis is higher among men and in people over 64 years of age. In the last decade, death rates of young adults (15-44 years old) and children decreased dramatically. Hospital discharge rates for cirrhosis have decreased from 46.7 in 1970 to 40.4 in 1992. The men/women ratio in 1991 was 2.1/1 for hospital discharges and 2.8/1 for mortality. Mortality was higher in large urban areas (Santiago, Valparaíso and Concepción). A correlation of +0.17 was found between death rates for cirrhosis and wine production per capita.
Cirrhosis continues to be a highly prevalent disease in Chile.
肝硬化是智利一个重要的公共卫生问题。
回顾智利过去22年肝硬化的主要流行病学特征。
查阅卫生部和国家统计局的死亡率年鉴及死因年鉴，查阅医院出院记录，并查阅世界卫生组织发布的国际统计数据。
1992年肝硬化死亡率为17.9/10万居民，占所有死亡人数的3.3%。肝硬化风险在男性和64岁以上人群中更高。在过去十年中，年轻人（15 - 44岁）和儿童的死亡率大幅下降。肝硬化的医院出院率从1970年的46.7降至1992年的40.4。1991年医院出院的男女比例为2.1/1，死亡率的男女比例为2.8/1。大城市地区（圣地亚哥、瓦尔帕莱索和康塞普西翁）的死亡率更高。肝硬化死亡率与人均葡萄酒产量之间存在+0.17的相关性。
肝硬化在智利仍然是一种高度流行的疾病。
