Bahia is among the three Brazilian states with the highest percentage of hospitalizations for diseases of the digestive system, according to data from the Ministry of Health. They are responsible for 40 deaths for every 100 thousand inhabitants in Bahia and are present in 40% of 417 municipalities. Colorectal neoplasms of the stomach and esophagus are among the 3rd and 4th causes of mortality in women and men in the State.
According to information from the Society of Gastroenterology in the State, infectious pathologies such as viral hepatitis B and C in the epidemiological scenario occur in the majority of the 417 municipalities in Bahia. Fatty liver disease has progressively increased, becoming a cause of liver cancer and the main indications for liver transplantation.
According to the latest Epidemiological Bulletin from the Ministry of Health, published in September 2020, digestive diseases killed more than 156 thousand people in Brazil, which is equivalent to 11.9% of all deaths that occurred in 2018.
Problems with the digestive system affect men more (57.7%). In terms of race/color, white people represent 53% and brown people 38%. More than half of deaths (55.0%) from these diseases affect people under 70 years of age.
In relation to sex, according to the Epidemiological Bulletin, men have higher mortality from digestive diseases, which is possibly associated with eating habits and greater alcohol consumption, which, in Brazil, begins in adolescence.
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