Cardiovascular (CV), acute coronary syndromes (ACS), stroke and unspecified CV deaths in six selected Brazilian capital cities during epidemiological weeks 12–22, in 2019 and 2020
| Capital | São Paulo | Rio de Janeiro | Fortaleza | Recife | Belém | Manaus |
| Region | Southeast | Southeast | Northeast | Northeast | North | North |
| Total CV deaths, 2019 | 3489 | 2791 | 803 | 627 | 452 | 439 |
| Total CV deaths, 2020 | 3857 | 2596 | 908 | 669 | 644 | 652 |
| Excess in total CV deaths | 355 | −197 | 101 | 41 | 196 | 206 |
| Excess in total CV deaths (%) | 10.1 (5.2 to 15.3) | −7.1 (−11.9 to −1.9) | 12.6 (2.4 to 23.8) | 6.6 (−4.4 to 18.8) | 43.6 (27.3 to 62) | 46.1 (29.5 to 64.9) |
| ACS deaths, 2019 | 1699 | 1330 | 297 | 260 | 203 | 98 |
| ACS deaths, 2020 | 1238 | 1062 | 206 | 135 | 254 | 124 |
| Excess in ACS deaths | −467 | −269 | −92 | −125 | 53 | 24 |
| Excess in ACS deaths (%) | −27.4 (−32.5 to −21.9) | −20.2 (−26.4 to −13.5) | −31 (−42.2 to −17.5) | −48.1 (−57.9 to −36.2) | 26.1 (4.9 to 51.7) | 24.5 (−4.5 to 62.3) |
| Stroke deaths, 2019 | 1096 | 420 | 339 | 223 | 175 | 159 |
| Stroke deaths, 2020 | 1068 | 392 | 327 | 186 | 217 | 186 |
| Excess in stroke deaths | −32 | −28 | −14 | −37 | 43 | 24 |
| Excess in stroke deaths (%) | −2.9 (−10.8 to 5.6) | −6.7 (−18.7 to 7) | -4 (−17.5 to 11.8) | −16.7 (−31.4 to 1.2) | 25 (2.4 to 52.5) | 15.1 (−6.9 to 42.2) |
| Acute CV deaths, 2019 | 2795 | 1750 | 636 | 483 | 378 | 257 |
| Acute CV deaths, 2020 | 2306 | 1454 | 533 | 321 | 471 | 310 |
| Excess in specified CV deaths | −499 | −297 | −106 | −163 | 96 | 49 |
| Excess in specified CV deaths (%) | −17.8 (−22.2 to −13.1) | −17 (−22.6 to −11) | −16.6 (−25.6 to −6.4) | −33.6 (−42.4 to −23.6) | 25.6 (9.7 to 43.8) | 18.7 (0.6 to 40) |
| Unspecified CV deaths, 2019 | 694 | 1041 | 167 | 144 | 74 | 182 |
| Unspecified CV deaths, 2020 | 1551 | 1142 | 375 | 348 | 173 | 342 |
| Excess in unspecified CV deaths | 854 | 100 | 207 | 204 | 100 | 157 |
| Excess in unspecified CV deaths (%) | 122.7 (103.6 to 143.5) | 9.6 (0.8 to 19.2) | 123.5 (86.3 to 168.2) | 141.3 (98.7 to 193.1) | 135.6 (79.5 to 209.4) | 84.9 (54.5 to 121.3) |
Specified CV deaths were defined as ACS+stroke.
95% CI for per cent measures are reported in brackets.
ACS, acute coronary syndrome.