Technical Notes

Source: Health Statistics from the Americas, 2003 Edition, Contents, Preface and Technical Notes , pp. 1-12(12)

Publisher: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

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Abstract:

Health Statistics from the Americas, 2003 Edition presents summarized mortality data by age group and sex for all country-years received after publication of the 1998 edition in this series. The 2003 edition presents a large number of country-years of available data-177 data years from 35 countries. It includes 115 country-years of mortality data coded with the Ninth Revision (ICD-9) and 62 country-years with the Tenth Revision (ICD-10) of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. These data are presented for cause groups according to the PAHO 6/61 List for tabulation of ICD-9 and the PAHO 6/67 List for tabulation of ICD-10. Chapter I shows the average number of deaths with estimated rates per 100,000 population by broad age groups (under one, 1-4, 5-14, 15-24, 25-44, 45-64, 65 years and over), around 1980 and for the last three years available. This selection shows the following communicable diseases: intestinal infectious diseases, tuberculosis, all forms; selected immunopreventable diseases as a group (diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, acute poliomyelitis, and measles); septicemia; and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

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Keywords: Mortality; Health statistics; Age-specific rates; Age adjusted rates; Communicable diseases; Americas

Document Type: Miscellaneous

Publication date: 2003-01-01

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