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ArticleRevista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health2018

Premature mortality from cardiovascular disease and diabetes in the Caribbean and associations with health care expenditure, 2001 - 2011.

Ahmed Razavi, Ian Hambleton, T Alafia Samuels, Natasha Sobers, Nigel Unwin

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Ahmed RazaviMedical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Ian HambletonGeorge Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre, Caribbean Institute for Health Research, University of the West Indies, Bridgetown, Barbados.
T Alafia SamuelsGeorge Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre, Caribbean Institute for Health Research, University of the West Indies, Bridgetown, Barbados.
Natasha SobersFaculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Bridgetown, Barbados.
Nigel UnwinMedical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

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objectiveTo examine the historical trends of premature death due to cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus (CVD-DM) in the Caribbean and to identify any associations between these trends and health care expenditure.

methodsDeath data were obtained from the World Health Organization Mortality Database; population data, from the United Nations World Population prospects; and health care expenditure data, from the World Bank. In all, 17 Caribbean countries had mortality data; however, only 11 had both mortality and health care expenditure data available. The analyses explored country-level trends in age-standardized CVD-DM mortality rates using 3-year moving averages from 1995 - 2014 for women and men. Associations between secular mortality rate change and health care expenditure were considered.

resultsCVD-DM mortality rates ranged from 10.7 - 247.1 per 100 000, with a mean of 92.3 and standard deviation of 47.6. Of the 17 countries, 12 showed a reduction in premature CVD-DM mortality in both men and women, with others either showing no improvement or increases. Mortality rates for men were 1.46 times higher than for women. On average, there was a 68% increase in health care expenditure, with a 15.4% fall in CVD-DM mortality in women and 4.9% in men. Mixed effects modelling demonstrated a weak association between health care expenditure and declining CVD-DM mortality for both women -0.006 (95%CI = -0.014 - 0.001) and men -0.008 (95%CI = -0.017 - 0.001).

conclusionsFindings suggest that progress has been made to reduce premature CVD-DM related mortality in a number of Caribbean countries. Differences between countries may be partly related to differences in health care system performance, although further research that considers confounders is needed.

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Cardiovascular diseasesCaribbean Regiondiabetes mellitushealth expendituresmortality

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PMCPMC6386007

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