Demography and health of the Xavante Indians of Central Brazil

Cadernos de Saúde Pública

Luciene Guimarães De Souza¹  Ricardo Ventura Santos²  Heloisa Pagliaro²  Marilia Sá Carvalho²  Nancy May Flowers²  Carlos E. A. Coimbra Jr.² 

[1] ,Ministério da Saúde Secretaria Especial de Saúde Indígena Rio de Janeiro,Brasil

关键词: Demography;    Fertility;    Mortality;    Survival Analysis;    South American Indians;    Demografia;    Fecundidade;    Mortalidade;    Análise de Sobrevida;    Índios Sul-Americanos;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X2011001000003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study investigates the demographic and health behavior of the Xavante Indians of Mato Grosso State, Central Brazil. Data covering the period 1999 to 2004 was collected using information from household censuses and vital statistics. In addition to standard demographic analyses, survival analysis was carried out. Results show a young age structure, derived from a combination of high fertility rates (7.7 live births per woman) and declining mortality. Mortality rates, especially infant mortality (97 per thousand), remain very high, surpassing regional and national rates. Natural increase is the main contributing factor to population growth. The annual population growth rate is 4.4%. Results suggest that recent declines in mortality and fertility may be related to transformations in the implementation of basic health care services and internal diversity, the latter of which seems to be associated with local history and sociocultural determinants.

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