Abstract
Objective: Analyze the total number of sickness benefits granted to the CID group I21 Method: This is a cross-sectional study in which the benefits of the sickness-benefit type granted by the INSS for the CID group I21 were verified between 2007 and 2016. Results: 91,056 benefits were granted to the investigated CID. When considering total disease aid, for all causes, over the decade under review, 21,316,386 benefits were granted. The benefits to the group of CID I21 represent approximately 0.45% of this total. Of the total benefits granted in accordance with CID I21 89,002, pensions (97.75% of the total) and 2054 accidents (2.25% of the total) were granted.. Conclusion: It can be observed a tendency of high in the granting of social security benefits for the ischemic heart diseases and in the opposite way a reduction in the benefit concession for the accident group.