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Health in the Americas, 2007

ImagePAHO/WHO quinquenial report on health conditions and trends in the Region of the Americas. It offers an updated, comprehensive presentation of the health situation throughout the hemisphere generally and specifically in the 46 countries and territories of the Americas,and it describes and analyzes the progress, constraints, and challenges of PAHO Member States in their efforts to improve the health of the peoples of the Region.

Edition 2007
:: Health in the Americas
:: Index
:: Preface
:: Note to readers
:: Regional Volume
:: Country Volume

 
Health Statistics in the Americas

Health Statistics from the Americas, 2006

Click for more information about this publicationHealth Statistics from the Americas, 2006 Edition is the sixth in a series begun in 1991 to complement the quadrennial publication Health in the Americas.

This is the second edition to be produced only in an electronic format, and includes a special topic on the ten leading causes of death in 31countries of the Americas.

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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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