Table 1 Distribution of daily data on mortality due to acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the Brazilian regions included in the analysis, 1996–2013.

From: Ambient temperature and mortality due to acute myocardial infarction in Brazil: an ecological study of time-series analyses

Variables

Regions

Manaus

Recife

Brasília

Rio de Janeiro

São Paulo

Porto Alegre

Populationa

1769561

3125395

2292056

11050795

13194129

3548338

Deaths from AMI

Total number

4547

33523

7937

118898

131394

33797

Average annual number

253

1862

441

6605

7300

1878

Average annual rateb

14.28

59.59

19.24

59.77

55.33

52.92

Daily distribution

Minimum value

0

0

0

2

4

0

25th Percentile

0

3

0

15

16

3

Median

0

5

1

18

19

5

Average

1

5

1

18

20

5

75th Percentile

1

7

2

21

23

7

Maximum value

6

18

7

45

49

18

Average daily rate

0.04

0.16

0.05

0.16

0.15

0.15

  1. aPopulation average in the period.
  2. bRates by 100000 inhabitants.