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Under-five mortality rateSituation and trend 7.6 million children under age five died in the World in 2010, representing an under-five mortality rate of 57/1000 live births. :: Analysis | :: Data visualization | :: Data |
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Infant mortality: an analysis of the progress to reach the target of MDG 4:: Definitions related to Infant Health
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Bibliographic references
:: Black, R. E. et al. Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality: an updated systematic analysis for 2010 with time trends since 2000. The Lancet, May 2012. Available online
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:: Mortality and causes of death
:: Causes of death by ICD-10 Chapters
:: Leading causes of death
:: Broad causes of death
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:: Family of International Classifications
:: International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10)
:: Family of International Classification Network
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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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