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Premature NCD deaths

Situation: In the Region of the Americas approximately 44% of total death occurred before the age of 70 years old. In lower and upper middle income countries about 52% of deaths occurred before that age compared with 35% in high income countries, an excess of 17% of deaths.

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Life expectancy

75 years
is the average life expectancy at birth of the Americas' population in 2009

Life expectancy at birth

Health themes

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Deaths

13%
of deaths in the Americas are due to Ischemic Heart Diseases

Leading causes of death

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Ischemic heart diseases (IHD) is the first cause of death in the Region of the Americas.

In 2007, IHD caused:

662,011 deaths, 13% of total deaths in the Americas
255,586 deaths, 9.6% of total deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean

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