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Treatment success rate for new pulmonary smear-positive tb casesSituation: The mean of treatment success rate for new pulmonary smear-positive tb cases in the region of the Americas in 2009 was 80% with a wide interval of 46% Argentina (worse situation) to 100% Barbados and Dominica. |
Nine countries --Dominican republic, Nicaragua, Mexico, Honduras, Bolivia, El Salvador, Cuba, Barbados and Dominica-- are in the best situation with rates from 85 to 100.
Trend: In the Region of the Americas this indicator slightly increased over time in most of the countries.
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Treatment success rate for new pulmonary smear-positive and extrapulmonary tb casesSituation: The mean of treatment success rate for new pulmonary smear-positive and extrapulmonar tb cases in the Region of the Americas in 2009 was 71% with a wide interval of 40% in Aregntina (worse situation) to 100% in Grenada. |
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Treatment success rate for retreatment tb casesSituation: The mean of treatment success rate for retreatment tb cases in the Region of the Americas in 2009 was 64% with a wide interval of 24% in Chile (worse situation) to 100% in Antigua and Barbuda. |
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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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