PROFILE OF HOSPITALIZATIONS DUE TO ABORTION IN THE STATE OF ALAGOAS, BRAZIL

Abstract

This study aimed to describe the profile of hospitalizations due to abortion in the state of Alagoas, Brazil, from 2016 to 2025. This is an ecological and descriptive study conducted with data from the Hospital Information System of the Unified Health System (SIH/SUS) and population estimates from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) to calculate hospitalization rates. Age group, hospitalization characteristics, ICD-10 classification (codes O00 to O08), distribution by health region and hospital expenditures adjusted by the IPCA were analyzed. During the study period, 31,915 hospitalizations of women aged 15 to 49 years were recorded, with the highest frequency among those aged 20 to 29 years (46.91%). Emergency hospitalizations (99.20%) and hospital stays of up to three days (91.83%) predominated. Spontaneous abortion was the main cause of hospitalization (41.93%). The 1st Health Region accounted for the largest number of hospitalizations (38.59%), while the 9th Health Region had the highest mean rate (53.7 per 10,000 women). The state rate fell from 37.4 per 10,000 women in 2016 to 33.3 in 2025, with the highest value in 2017 (40.4), and total and mean expenditures decreased over the period. Hospitalizations due to abortion show age and regional differences, highlighting the need for epidemiological monitoring and health care planning for women in Alagoas.