Communicable Diseases
Source: Health Statistics from the Americas, 2003 Edition, CHAPTER I. Average deaths and estimated rates per 100,000 population from selected groups of causes, by age group, sex and country, around 1980 and last three years available , pp. 1-24(24)
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).Keywords: Mortality; Health statistics; Age-specific rates; Age adjusted rates; Communicable diseases; Americas
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