Abstract
Objective: To draw the epidemiological profile of visceral leshimaniasis in Brazil, from 2013 to 2017. Methods: Epidemiological, retrospective, descriptive and analytical study in the Brazilian regions, using the variables gender, race, age, education and evolution, in secondary data collected in the study. DATASUS, tabulated in Microsoft Excel 2010 spreadsheets, for analysis and preparation of graphs and tables. Results: Total 18,733 notifications, with the lowest record in 2016 (3,455 - 18.44%) and the largest in 2017 (4,515 - 29,10%). The northeast region totaled 10,635 (56.77%), the southeast 3,660 (19.53%), the north 2,989 (15.95%), the midwest 1,396 (7.45%) and the south with 53 (0,28%) cases. Regarding gender, 12,191 (65.07%) were men and 6,541 (34.91%) women, brown (13,291-70.94%), with ages between 0 and 19 years predominating with 9,539 (50.92%) cases. in four of the five regions and most with elementary education (5,176-27,63%), with 11,703 (60,35%) having not been informed of the level of education. Clinical evolution showed cure in 12,639 (67.46%) patients, death in 1,355 (7.23%) and 2,923 (15.60%) had an unknown or blank clinical outcome.