%0 Journal Article %T Estudo da mortalidade por cancer de laringe no estado de Pernambuco - 2000-2004 %A Pernambuco %A Leandro de Ara¨²jo %A Vilela %A Mirella Bezerra Rodrigues %J Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia %D 2009 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %R 10.1590/S0034-72992009000200010 %X the larynx is considered a site of the greatest occurrence of head and neck neoplasias, and for cancer studies, mortality is one of the most reliable health indicators. aim: to study the mortality by laryngeal cancer in pernambuco during 2000-2004. study format: contemporary cross-sectional cohort. materials and methods: we considered all deaths by laryngeal cancer in residents of pernambuco state between 2000 and 2004, taken from the state's mortality information system (sim/sus). the data was analyzed through descriptive statistics, with the results expressed in tables, graphs and maps, using excel version 2000 and the epiinfo version 6.04b software. results: there was little variation in the mortality coefficient in the years considered for study. the sert£żo mesoregion had the highest number of deaths and fernando de noronha island had the highest mortality rate. the patient profile found was: men, between 60-69 years, brown color, married, with low literacy, who died in a hospital setting. conclusion: we found mortality stability and heterogeneity among the cities. the mortality profile according to social variables corroborates data found in other brazilian states, except for race/color. %K epidemiology %K mortality %K laryngeal cancer. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0034-72992009000200010&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en