En América Latina, el número estimado de personas con diabetes en el año 2000 fue de 13,3 millones, y para el 2030 se ha proyectado en 32,9 millones de personas, o una duplicación del número de casos.

Lung cancer is the third most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer deaths in the Americas, with more than 300,000 new cases and nearly 250,000 deaths each year.

Cervical cancer is responsible for approximately 80,000 new cases and 35,000 deaths each year in the Americas. It is the second leading cause of cancer incidence and mortality among women in Latin America and the Caribbean.

There are more than 85,000 new cases and 75,000 deaths from stomach cancer each year, in the Americas.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the Americas, and the second leading cause of cancer deaths. There are more than 300,000 new cases and 75,000 deaths each year in the Americas.

Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer incidence and mortality in the Americas in both men and women. Approximately 240,000 new cases and 95,000 deaths from colorectal cancer occur each year in the Americas.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the Americas. There are more than 300,000 new cases and more than 80,000 deaths from breast cancer annually in the Americas.

Leukemias and brain and central nervous system cancers are the most common types of childhood cancers. Leukemia accounts for about 1/3 of cases and acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common leukemia.

Cancer is a leading cause of death in the Americas. In 2008, cancer accounted for 1.2 million deaths. About 45% of the cancer deaths occurred in Latin America and the Caribbean. 

Our knowledge about the prevention and treatment of cancer is increasing, yet the number of new cases grows every year. If the trend continues, 16 million people will discover they have cancer in 2020, two-thirds of them in newly-industrialized and developing countries.

For more than three decades, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has administered the National High Blood Pressure Education Program (NHBPEP) Coordinating Committee, a coalition of 39 major professional, public, and voluntary organizations and 7 Federal agencies.

Diabetes management is complex and requires training and resources. This document was prepared with input from a group of experts and people with diabetes from 25 countries of the Americas with the aim of providing a simple framework for diabetes care.

Cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases combined are the leading causes of death and disability in the world (responsible for 60% of all deaths and 44% of premature deaths).

Obesity and diabetes are affecting the peoples of the Americas at high and increasing rates. National surveys demonstrate that obesity is increasing in prevalence among all age groups; 7% to 12% of children under 5 years old...

Diabetes mellitus takes a significant and costly toll on people with diabetes and on society (medical costs, health services, consequences for families, disabilities). Diabetes affects about 28 million people in the Americas.

Most developing countries of Latin America are in a stage of epidemiologic transition, which is the transition from infectious to chronic diseases as major sources of morbidity and mortality.