Abstract
Objective: To analyze magnitude and trends of hospitalizations due abortion-related complications in Brazil, 2000-2015. Methods: Ecological, time series study with data from 2000-2015 on hospital admissions due to complications of abortion in women aged 15-44 years in Brazil, regions and states, obtained from DATASUS and IBGE. The Joinpoint method was used to evaluate trends of hospitalization rates, with determination of annual percent change (APC) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). Results: Between 2000-2015, there were 3,569,661 hospitalizations due abortion in Brazil. The region with the highest hospitalization rate was the Northeast (7.0) in 2000-2003, while the South had lowest rates in the four quadrennials. Among the states, Amapá (12.2) and Sergipe (11.0) had highest rates in 2000-2003, while Paraíba (3.0) and Rio Grande do Sul (3.2) were the lowest. There was declining tendency of hospitalization rates in Brazil (APC= -4.21/ 95%CI -7.23; -1.78), as well as in the Northeast regions (APC= -4.21/ 95%CI -7.23;-1.78) and Southeast (APC= -4.21/ 95%CI -7.23; -1.78). The others showed a stable trend. Conclusion: Despite the decrease in the number of hospitalizations and declining trend of rates between 2000-2015 in the country, the number of women who need to be hospitalized to end abortion remains high.