(Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública, 2015-05-15) Méndez P., Fabián
Objective: to analyze avoidable mortality between 1998 and
2007 in the border states of Northern Mexico to evaluate,
indirectly, the quality of the region's health care services.
Methodology: the information on mortality provided by the
National Health Information System (sinais) was analyzed.
The unit of analysis was the basic cause of death. The cause
was coded in accordance with the ICD-10.Avoidable mortality
was classified according to Gomez’s death causes catalog.
Likewise, an exploratory analysis was conducted which
focused on the relationship between avoidable mortality and
eligibility and the socioeconomic level of the municipalities
in which the deaths took place.
