Table 1.

Main characteristics of deceased individuals from 2015 and 2019 in Brazil

Individuals with SCD (n = 3 320)General population (n = 6 549 812)
Age (y), median (IQR)  32.0 (19.0-46.0) 69.0 (53.0-81.0) 
Female, n (%)  1 754 (52.2%) 2 888 761 (44.1%) 
Race/skin color, n (%)    
Brown or Black 2 643 (78.6%) 2 944 617 (44.9%) 
White 565 (16.8%) 3 327 435 (50.8%) 
Others 15 (0.45%) 56 522 (0.86%) 
Region, n (%)   
North 200 (6.0%) 410 927 (6.3%) 
Northeast 1 148 (34.6%) 1 732 474 (26.5%) 
Center-West 339 (10.2%) 429 054 (6.6%) 
Southeast 1 492 (44.9%) 2 976 117 (45.4%) 
South 141 (4.3%) 1 001 240 (15.3%) 
Individuals with SCD (n = 3 320)General population (n = 6 549 812)
Age (y), median (IQR)  32.0 (19.0-46.0) 69.0 (53.0-81.0) 
Female, n (%)  1 754 (52.2%) 2 888 761 (44.1%) 
Race/skin color, n (%)    
Brown or Black 2 643 (78.6%) 2 944 617 (44.9%) 
White 565 (16.8%) 3 327 435 (50.8%) 
Others 15 (0.45%) 56 522 (0.86%) 
Region, n (%)   
North 200 (6.0%) 410 927 (6.3%) 
Northeast 1 148 (34.6%) 1 732 474 (26.5%) 
Center-West 339 (10.2%) 429 054 (6.6%) 
Southeast 1 492 (44.9%) 2 976 117 (45.4%) 
South 141 (4.3%) 1 001 240 (15.3%) 

Data were not available for 4 (0.1%) registries of individuals with SCD and for 14 559 (0.2%) registries of the general population.

Data were not available for 3 (0.09%) registries of individuals with SCD and 3075 (0.05%) registries of the general population.

Data not available for 139 (4.2%) registries of individuals with SCD and 221 238 (3.4%) registries of the general population.