ISSN 0213-9111. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0213-91112009000500006.Objective:">http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0213-91112009000500006.Objective:</a> To analyze general mortality and premature mortality by cause in the population of Bah??a de Algeciras, an area particularly exposed to air pollution.