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- ÍtemSolo Metadatos“Epidemiología Hospitalaria de las Enfermedades Crónicas no Transmisibles, Cañar 2019-2021”(Universidad Católica de Cuenca., 2023) Chuya Sarabia, Linda Trinidad; García Macancela, Johanna Estefanía; Pogyo Morocho, Gloria Luzmila; 0302802418; 0302677737; ., .Introduction: Chronic non-communicable diseases develop over time and can be caused by various risk factors such as age, race, genetics, lifestyle, and pre-existing conditions. Objective: To establish the hospital epidemiology of chronic non-communicable diseases in Cañar from 2019 to 2021. Methodology: A quantitative, descriptive, retrospective study containing secondary sources was conducted; the research includes the analysis of a database issued by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC by its Spanish acronym) of Cañar from 2019 to 2021. Data analysis and tabulation were performed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS V23 software to determine the hospital epidemiology of chronic non-communicable diseases. Results: 57.6 % of patients with NCDs were women, residents of Cañar. The leading cause of hospital admission in the internal medicine area were Cardiac and Hypertensive Diseases at 39.6%, Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus at 27.9%, and Epilepsy at 21%. The mortality rate in Cañar canton is 2.1 per 100 patients. Conclusions: The prevalence of chronic diseases in the studied group is addressed to Cardiovascular and Metabolic Problems; it is necessary to develop strategies to control the incidence of Non-communicable diseases (NCDs.)