• María José Jorquera, Carlos Madariaga, María Soledad Burrone, Eric Tapia, Lisandro D Colantonio, and Rubén Alvarado.
• Departamento de Atención Primaria y Salud Familiar, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
• Rev Med Chil. 2020 Dec 1; 148 (12): 1773-1780.

BackgroundStudies on the long-term consequences of torture in survivors in Chile have only addressed the consequences for mental health, leaving aside the physical consequences.AimTo report the causes of death in the universe of victims of the Chilean civic-military dictatorship recognized by the Reports of the National Commission for Political Prison and Torture (CNPPT) and the Advisory Commission for the qualification of Disappeared Detainees, Politically Executed individuals and Victims of Political Prison and Torture.Material And MethodsThe causes of death, age at the time of death, sex, political context of death and opportunity of repair up to June 2016 are described in 38,254 victims of the Chilean civic-military dictatorship.ResultsOf the universe of 38,254 victims, 9,152 (23.9%) died until June 2016. The median age at death was 68 years. The main causes of death were malignant tumors in 28%, cardiovascular diseases in 27%, respiratory diseases in 10%, digestive diseases in 9% and external causes in 8%.ConclusionsThese results can inform prevention and treatment strategies for victims of the Chilean dictatorship.

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