Maternal mortality in Brazil and Cuba: comparative study

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Keywords:

Maternal mortality, public health, maternal health, Brazil, Cuba

Abstract

Introduction: Maternal mortality is a public health problem at the international level. Its behavior is an expression of the comprehensive functioning of health systems, as well as the advancement of women's sexual and reproductive rights.

Objective: Compare the maternal mortality indicators of Brazil and Cuba in the period 2005-2017.

Methods: The implemented methodology responds to a documentary analysis. The main databases of the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System of Brazil, and the statistical yearbooks published by the Ministry of Public Health of Cuba and the National Office of Statistics and Information were used as sources of information.

Results: The target on maternal mortality within the Sustainable Development Goals is a requirement currently met by both countries. In Cuba, the figures for the Maternal Mortality Ratio remain at values always lower than those of the country itself in 2005; however, as of 2013 they show an increasing behavior. In Brazil, on the other hand, they are higher than those of Cuba and never decrease in relation to 2005, and present a marked growing trend.

Conclusions: The maternal health programs analyzed for Brazil and Cuba show differentiated progress and challenges. The behavior of the indicators analyzed reaffirms the need to intensify actions to reduce maternal deaths in both countries, with more urgency for Brazil.

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Author Biographies

Arelys Esquenazi Borrego, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória – Brasil.

Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Política Social (PPGPS), Vitória – Brasil.

Edineia Figueira dos Anjos Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória – Brasil.

Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Pós-doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Política Social (PPGPS), Vitória – Brasil.

Leila Marchezi Tavares Menandro, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória – Brasil.

Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Política Social (PPGPS), Vitória – Brasil.

Silvia Odriozola Guitart, Universidad de La Habana (UH)

Universidad de La Habana (UH), Doctora y profesora Titular de la Facultad de Economía, La Habana – Cuba.

Olga Perez Soto, Universidad de La Habana (UH)

Universidad de La Habana (UH), Doctora y profesora Titular de la Facultad de Economía, La Habana – Cuba.

Maria Lucia Teixeira Garcia, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória – Brasil.

Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Doutora e professora Titular do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Política Social (PPGPS), Vitória – Brasil. Pesquisadora CNPq.

Rodrigo Emmanuel Santana Borges, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória – Brasil.

Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Pós-doutorando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Política Social (PPGPS), Vitória – Brasil.

Laura Galeano Zaldívar, Universidad de La Habana (UH), Cuba.

Universidad de La Habana (UH), Máster y profesora Asistente de la Facultad de Economía, La Habana – Cuba.

Published

2021-11-29

How to Cite

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Esquenazi Borrego A, Figueira dos Anjos Oliveira E, Marchezi Tavares Menandro L, Odriozola Guitart S, Perez Soto O, Teixeira Garcia ML, et al. Maternal mortality in Brazil and Cuba: comparative study. Rev Cubana Salud Pública [Internet]. 2021 Nov. 29 [cited 2025 Apr. 2];47(4). Available from: https://revsaludpublica.sld.cu/index.php/spu/article/view/2551