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Temas de Salud Distribution of broad causes of death
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Distribution of broad causes of deathSituation: 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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Causes of death 77% |
Deaths 44% |
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Las Enfermedades Isquemicas del Corazón (EIC) son la primera causa de defunicón en la Región de las Americas.
En el año 2007, las EIC causaron:
- 662,011 defunciones, 13% del total de defunciones de las Americas
- 255,586 defunciones, 9.6% del total de defunciones en America latina y el Caribe
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