Mortality from leprosy in highly endemic contexts: integrated temporal-spatial analysis in Brazil
Objective.
To describe temporal trends and spatial patterns of leprosy-related mortality in the North and Northeast of Brazil from 2001 to 2017.
Methods.
This population-based, mixed ecological study employed secondary data obtained from the Health Ministry’s Mortality Information System. Death certificates were examined for extraction of information on leprosy as underlying or contributing cause of death.