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Health Data Mortality data for Health in The Americas 2012
| REGIONAL HEALTH OBSERVATORY |
Mortality data for Health in The Americas 2012
| Mortality database, including corrected number of deaths by ill-defined causes of death and underregistration. This database includes deaths from 45 countries of the Americas occurred from 2000 to 2009. |
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| Metadata | |
| Geography Type | Country |
| Geography Name | Americas |
| Time Period | 2000 - 2009 |
| Summary | Regional mortality database |
| Dimensions | Year, Country, Sex, Age group, Cause of death |
| Measures | Deaths |
| Suggested citation | Regional Mortality database, Regional Health Observatory, Pan American Health Oragnization, 2011 |
| Provider | Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) |
| Source | Vital Registration System from PAHO Member States |
| Keywords | Death, corrected deaths, mortality, health in the americas |
RELATED CONTENT
Silvi J. On the estimation of mortality rates for countries of the Americas. Epidemiological Bulletin Vol 24 No. 4 pp 1-5 December 2003, Pan American Health Organization. Available online (PDF, 816 Kb)
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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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