Abstract
Objective: Establish the mortality profile of centenarians in the city of Curitiba-PR. Methods: This is a descriptive, retrospective epidemiological study, based on the deaths of elderly people aged 100 years and over, residing in the city of Curitiba. Secondary data were collected in the Mortality Information System (SIM). The variables considered were age, sex, race/color, education, usual occupation, place of death, primary causes of death (ICD-10), from 2010 to 2019. Data analysis was descriptive, through frequency distribution. Results: The database contained 498 deaths of centenarians and ages ranged from 100 to 115 years. The main causes of death were diseases of the circulatory system (32.7%), the respiratory system (21.3%), the nervous system (12%), neoplasms (7.2%) and external causes (6.8%). Among women, the main causes were diseases of the circulatory system (37%) and, for men, respiratory diseases stood out (29.8%). Conclusion: The mortality profile among the centenarians of Curitiba identified women, housewives, white, with between 4 and 11 years of schooling, with an average of 101 years, predominated, and cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death.