Variable | Death from Brazilian Spotted Fever | |
n | % | |
Sex |
|
|
Male | 279 | 76.65 |
Female | 85 | 23.35 |
Race/Color |
|
|
Yellow | 0 | 0.00 |
Caucasian | 173 | 47.53 |
Black | 27 | 7.42 |
Brown | 130 | 35.71 |
Indigenous | 0 | 0.00 |
Ignored | 34 | 9.34 |
Age group |
|
|
Up to 19 | 69 | 18.96 |
20 to 59 | 229 | 62.91 |
60 or more | 66 | 18.13 |
Contamination environment* |
|
|
Home | 100 | 31.95 |
Work | 42 | 13.42 |
Leisure | 123 | 39.30 |
Ignored | 26 | 8.31 |
Other | 22 | 7.02 |
Brazil’s regions |
|
|
West center | 0 | 0.00 |
Northeast | 2 | 0.55 |
North | 0 | 0.00 |
Southwest | 362 | 99.45 |
South | 0 | 0.00 |