Brazil with its regions and 27 Federative Units.

<p>Brazil with its regions and 27 Federative Units.</p

Average annual number of deaths and cases, age-adjusted and age-specific mortality rates (per 100.000 inhabitants), and case fatality rates related to VL in Brazil, 2000–2011.

a<p>Average annual number of deaths and cases. Range: Annual variation in the number of deaths and cases - minimum and maximum value in the period.</p>b<p>VL cases data for sex and age available for period 2001–2011.</p>c<p>Average annual incidence or mortality rates, calculated using the average number of cases or deaths due to VL as a numerator and population size in the middle of period as a denominator.</p>d<p>Age-standardized (Brazilian Census 2010 population) and age-specific mortality rates.</p

Trends of age-adjusted mortality rates (per 100,000 inhabitants) related to VL in Brazil and regions, 2000–2011.

<p>Trends of age-adjusted mortality rates (per 100,000 inhabitants) related to VL in Brazil and regions, 2000–2011.</p

Spatial distribution of average annual mortality rates related to VL (per 100,000 inhabitants) based on multiple causes of death by municipalities of residence, Brazil, 2000–2011.

<p>Spatial distribution of average annual mortality rates related to VL (per 100,000 inhabitants) based on multiple causes of death by municipalities of residence, Brazil, 2000–2011.</p

Epidemiologic characteristics of deaths related to VL in Brazil, 2000–2011 (n = 3,322).

a<p>Data not available in all cases (age group: 10, race/color: 423, education level: 1,588, marital status: 1,029, and place of occurrence: 9).</p>b<p>Rondônia, Amazonas, Roraima, Amapá, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Alagoas, Sergipe, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Mato Grosso, Goiás, and Distrito Federal.</p><p>95% CI: 95% confidence intervals.</p

Moran maps of average annual mortality rates related to VL by municipalities of residence, Brazil, 2000–2011.

<p>Moran maps of average annual mortality rates related to VL by municipalities of residence, Brazil, 2000–2011.</p

Spatial distribution of average annual mortality rates (per 100,000 inhabitants) related to VL after smoothing by Bayesian Local Empirical method by municipalities of residence, Brazil, 2000–2011.

<p>Spatial distribution of average annual mortality rates (per 100,000 inhabitants) related to VL after smoothing by Bayesian Local Empirical method by municipalities of residence, Brazil, 2000–2011.</p