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DM-related mortality rates varied from 42.3 in 2010 to 35.9 per 100,000 deaths in 2023, with the highest values in the Northeastern region. An increase in mortality was observed from 2020 onwards. Regression analysis shows a decreasing trend in the pre-pandemic period (2010\u20132019) in women (\u22121.87%), 50\u201369 years (\u22121.24%), and \u226570 years (\u22121.21%). A decline was also observed in the Northeast (\u22121.06%), Southeast (\u22121.73%), and nationwide (\u22120.96%). However, after incorporating data from the pandemic period (2010\u20132023), the trend became stationary for individuals aged 50\u201369 years and \u226570 years, the Southeastern region, and Brazil. 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