IJCS | Volume 31, Nº3, May/ June 2018

253 Santos et al. Mortality due to hypertensive diseases in Brazil International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences. 2018;31(3)250-257 Original Article Table 1 - Annual mortality rate associated with hypertensive diseases in Brazil, adjusted to 10,000 inhabitantes (average and standard error), between 2010 and 2014 Year North Northeast Central-West Southeast South Deaths SE Deaths SE Deaths SE Deaths SE Deaths SE 2010 1.12 0.02 2.67 0.02 2.02 0.04 2.52 0.05 1.96 0.02 2011 1.38 0.02 2.77 0.02 2.11 0.05 2.57 0.05 2.12 0.02 2012 1.31 0.02 2.02 0.02 2.09 0.04 2.52 0.04 2.02 0.02 2013 1.17 0.03 2.77 0.03 2.09 0.04 2.41 0.04 2.06 0.02 2014 1.26 0.01 2.56 0.02 2.03 0.04 2.39 0.03 2.06 0.02 SE: standard error. Figure 2 - Choropleth map of Brazil, referring to deaths per 10,000 inhabitants associated with hypertensive disease, in the year 2014. Mortality associated with arterial hypertension Brazilian States, in 2014 Deaths/10,000 inhabitants 2.550804 – 3.612212 2.358845 – 2.550804 1.905013 – 2.358845 1.392227 – 1.905013 0.945517 – 1.392227