Abstract
This study sought to describe the hospital mortality rate due to heart insufficiency (HF) in the state of Minas Gerais, from 2010 to 2019. This is a descriptive study of an epidemiological nature based on information collected in DATASUS. Hospital mortality due to HF was assessed in terms of age, sex and race. The number of hospitalizations and deaths decreased, but in different proportions, so that the annual mortality rate was higher at the end of the period. The indices by age group decreased in individuals up to 39 years old, except for the group between 5-9 years old, in which there was a significant increase (22,07%). From the age of 40, the indexes increased, most important above the age of 70. The numbers are slightly higher in the female population when compared to the male population (0,19%). The white, yellow and indigenous populations have higher rates when compared to brown and black. Therefore, in this study, there was a tendency to increase hospital mortality due to HF in Minas Gerais from the fourth decade of life, in addition to the disparity between races, requiring further studies to judge possibly associated factors. It is concluded that HF is still a complex pathology, with high lethality, and its early diagnosis and management is essential.