Abstract
Objective: Describe the vasectomy epidemiology, stratifying it by Brazilian macroregion from 2009 to 2018. Methods: Quantitative, retrospective and descriptive research, conducted from the database collected by the Hospital Information System of the Informatics Department of the Brazilian Government Health System (SIH-SUS - DATASUS), referring to the vasectomy procedure, covering a time series from 2009 to 2018. This study included all cases of patients undergoing vasectomy in the country. Results: 271,142 vasectomies were performed by the public health network. The northern region was the one that obtained the lowest quantity in the studied period (n = 5,914, 2.18%). The Southeast was the region with the largest number (n = 152,715, 56.32%). the North had the highest growth, equivalent to approximately 876%. The southern region has the highest rate of vasectomies per 100,000 inhabitants, equivalent to 193,26 / 100,000. The North and Northeast had the lowest rates, with 34.93 / 100 thousand and 69.16 / 100 thousand inhabitants, respectively. Conclusion: There is greater acceptance and demand for vasectomy in Brazil, confirmed by the increase in the number of procedures notified in the Government Health System.