Abstract

ORTUNIO C, Eduardo E. Territorial, geoecological and demographic aspects of Carabobo state: Basis for understanding health inequalities. Comunidad y Salud [online]. 2011, vol.9, n.2, pp.15-33. ISSN 1690-3293.

In order to comprehend the health situation and living conditions of a territory, it's necessary to investigate, from a geohistorical perspective, the division processes and the politicaladministrative organization, geo-ecological characteristics and its demographic transition. Several authors point out that society shapes its own geo-ecology and this in turn has a reversed effect on the health status of the population. The constitution of the Venezuelan space has been the result of a historical dynamic that has been determined by Spanish colonialism and global capitalism. In order to analyze the regional, geo-ecological and demographic aspects as the basis for understanding health inequalities in Carabobo State, a documentary research was conducted with a geo-historical approach. From the theoretical perspective of critical epidemiology; birth and death rates of Carabobo state and its municipalities were analyzed during the years 1999-2005, using as sources of information, National Statistics Institute. and the Department of Epidemiology of Institute for Health of Carabobo. Since its inception as a province in 1824, Carabobo state has had several political and administrative divisions. Currently, it has 14 municipalities and 38 parishes. It's a land of diversities demographic, social, environmental and economic.

Keywords : Inequalities in health; Territorial Division; demographic Transition.

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