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C.1- Infant
mortality rate, reported
DEFINITION: The
quotient between the number of deaths among children under 1 year of age in a
given year and the number of live births in that year, for a given country,
territory, or geographic area, expressed per 1,000 live births, as reported by
the national health authority. The infant mortality rate can be also defined as
the arithmetic sum of the neonatal mortality rate plus the postneonatal
mortality rate, as reported by the national health authority. The neonatal
mortality reported rate is defined as the quotient between the number of
children born alive that died before the age of 28 days in a given year and the
number of live births in that year, for a given country, territory, or
geographic area, expressed per 1,000 live births, as reported from the National
Health Authority. The postneonatal mortality reported rate is defined as the
quotient between the number of children that were alive after 27 days of age and
died before the age of 1 year in a given year and the number of live births in
that year, for a given country, territory, or geographic area, expressed per
1,000 live births, as reported by the national health authority.
TECHNICAL NOTE: In
general terms, the infant mortality rate reported by the national health
authority, including its neonatal and postneonatal components, is an averaged
national estimate based on vital statistics registries and/or surveys. The
methodology can vary from country to country and from period to period, and is
not primarily intended for comparisons. (Calculated as the number of children
born alive in a given year that died before the age 1 (numerator), divided by
the total live births during that same year (denominator), multiplied by 1,000)
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
1,000 live births
SUBCATEGORIES:
neonatal (0 to 27 days), postneonatal (28 days to <1 year)
C.2- Infant
mortality rate, estimated
DEFINITION: The
quotient between the number of deaths in children under 1 year of age in a given
year and the number of live births in that year, for a given country, territory,
or geographic area, expressed per 1,000 live births. (Calculated as the number
of deaths (numerator), divided by the population, estimated at mid-year
(denominator), multiplied by 1,000)
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
1,000 live births
C.4- Under-5
mortality rate, estimated
DEFINITION: The
quotient between the number of deaths among children under 5 year of age in a
given year and the number of live births in that year, for a given country,
territory, or geographic area, expressed per 1,000 live births. (Calculated as
the number of children who die before reaching 5 years of age (numerator),
divided by the total number of live births in the given 1-year period
(denominator), multiplied by 1,000. This is an approximation of the probability
of dying before the age of 5.)
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
1,000 live births
C.5- Maternal
mortality rate, reported
DEFINITION: The
quotient between the number of maternal deaths in a given year and the number of
live births in that same year, expressed per 100,000 live births, for a given
country, territory, or geographic area, as reported by the national health
authority. Maternal death is defined as the death of a woman while pregnant or
within the 42 days after termination of that pregnancy, regardless of the length
and site of the pregnancy, due to any cause related to or aggravated by the
pregnancy itself or its care, but not due to accidental or incidental causes.
TECHNICAL NOTE: In
general terms, the maternal mortality rate reported by the national health
authority is an averaged national estimate based on vital statistics registries
and/or surveys. The methodology can vary from country to country and from period
to period, and is not primarily intended for comparisons. NOTE: The calculation
of maternal mortality is not recommended for countries with an estimated annual
number of live births less than 10,000 (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba,
Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Dominica, French Guiana,
Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinica, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Kitts
and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Turks and the Caicos
Islands, Virgin Islands (UK), Virgin Islands (US)). (Maternal death is the death
of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of the pregnancy,
regardless of the length and site of the pregnancy, due to any cause related to
or aggravated by the pregnancy or its care but not to accidental or incidental
causes. Maternal mortality (MMR) is the ratio between the number of maternal
deaths in a given year and the number of live births in that year. Calculated as
the number of deaths due to complications of pregnancy, delivery, and the
puerperium (numerator), divided by the total number of live births (denominator)
in given 1-year period, multiplied by 100,000. The ICD-9 assigns codes 630-676
to the complications of pregnancy, delivery, and puerperium; the ICD-10,
O00-O99. The late maternal mortality is the mortality that is due to
complications of pregnancy, delivery, and puerperium that occurred between 42
and 364 days after the termination of the pregnancy. )
TYPE: Ratio
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 live births
C.6- Number of
registered deaths due to measles
DEFINITION: The number
of total registered deaths for which the underlying cause of death was measles
(CIE-9, 055; CIE-10, B05) for a given year, in a given country, territory, or
geographic area.
TYPE: Absolute
Magnitude
MEASURE UNITS: Deaths
C.7- Number of
registered deaths due to neonatal tetanus
DEFINITION: The number
of registered deaths for which the underlying cause of death was neonatal
tetanus (ICD-9, 771.3; ICD-10, A033) for a given year, in a given country,
territory, or geographic area.
TYPE: Absolute
Magnitude
MEASURE UNITS: Deaths
C.9- Number of
under-5 registered deaths due to diphteria, pertussis and tetanus
DEFINITION: The number
of registered deaths among children under 5 years of age for which the
underlying cause of death was diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), or tetanus
(ICD-9, 032, 033, 037; ICD-10, A35, A36, A37) for a given year, in a given
country, territory, or geographic area.
TYPE: Absolute
Magnitude
MEASURE UNITS: Deaths
C.10- Proportion of
under-5 registered deaths due to intestinal infectious diseases (acute diarrheal
diseases (ADD))
DEFINITION: The
proportion of deaths among children under 5 years of age for which the
underlying cause of death was an intestinal infectious disease for a given year,
in a given country, territory, or geographic area.
TYPE: Proportion
MEASURE UNITS: Percent
C.11- Proportion of
under-5 registered deaths due to acute respiratory infections (ARI)
DEFINITION: The number
of deaths among children under 5 years of age for which the underlying cause of
death was an acute respiratory infection (ICD-9, 460-466, 480-487; ICD-10,
J00-J22) for a given year, in a given country, territory, or geographic area.
TYPE: Proportion
MEASURE UNITS: Percent
C.12- General
mortality rate, adjusted
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the total number of deaths in a population of a given sex to the total number
of that population, after removing the effect of age distribution differentials,
expressed per 100,000 population, for a given year, in a given country,
territory, or geographic area.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Adjusted mortality rates are obtained by direct standardization, i.e., applying
the corresponding age-specific estimated mortality rates for a population in
total or for given sex and/or broad group of causes of death to a standard
population. The United Nations standard population is used: 2,400 under-1 year;
9,600 from 1 to 4 years; 19,000 from 5 to 14 years; 43,000 from 15
to 44 years; 19,000 from 45 to 64 years; and 7,000 older than 64 years. Annual
estimates are obtained by linear interpolation of the corresponding quinquennial
estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
CATEGORIES: Total,
Male, Female
C.13- General
mortality rate, estimated
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the total number of estimated deaths in a population of a given sex and/or
age to the total number of that population, expressed per 100,000 population,
for a given year, in a given country, territory, or geographic area.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Estimated mortality rates are obtained from the corresponding registered rates,
applying a correction algorithm for mortality underregistration. Annual
estimates are obtained by linear interpolation of the corresponding quinquennial
estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
CATEGORIES: Total,
Male, Female
C.14- Mortality rate
from communicable diseases, adjusted
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the number of deaths due to communicable diseases in a population in total or
by sex to the total number of that population, after removing the effect of age
distribution differentials in that population, expressed per 100,000 population,
for a given year, in a given country, territory, or geographic area. Underlying
causes of death grouped under this heading are those under ICD-9 Chapter I
(codes 001-139) or ICD-10 Chapter I (A00-B99), plus acute respiratory infections
(ICD-9 codes 460-466, 480-487; ICD-10 codes J00-J22) and meningitis (CIE-9 codes
320-322; ICD-10 codes G00-G03).
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Adjusted mortality rates are obtained by direct standardization, i.e., applying
the corresponding age-specific estimated mortality rates for a population in
total or for given sex and/or broad group of causes of death to a standard
population. Adjusted mortality rates are expressed per 100,000 inhabitants of
that standard population. The United Nations standard population is used: 2,400
under-1 year; 9,600 from 1 to 4 years; 19,000 from 5
to 14 years; 43,000 from 15 to 44 years; 19,000 from 45 to 64 years; and 7,000
older than 64 years. Annual estimates are obtained by linear interpolation of
the corresponding quinquennial estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
CATEGORIES: Total,
Male, Female
C.15- Mortality rate
from communicable diseases, estimated
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the number of estimated deaths due to communicable diseases in a population
in total or by sex and/or age, to the total number of that population, expressed
per 100,000 population, for a given year, in a given country, territory, or
geographic area. The underlying causes of death grouped under this heading are
those under ICD-9 Chapter I (codes 001-139) or ICD-10 Chapter I (A00-B99), plus
acute respiratory infections (ICD-9 codes 460-466, 480-487; ICD-10 codes
J00-J22) and meningitis (CIE-9 codes 320-322; ICD-10 codes G00-G03).
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Estimated mortality rates are obtained from the corresponding registered
mortality rates, applying a correction algorithm for mortality underegistration,
and a redistribution algorithm for deaths from ill-defined causes. The
estimation method used has been published in Health Statistics from the Americas 1992; PAHO/WHO
Scientific Publication No. 542. Annual estimates are obtained by linear
interpolation of the corresponding quinquennial estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
CATEGORIES: Total,
Male, Female
C.16- Number of
registered deaths due to tuberculosis
DEFINITION: The number
of deaths in total or by sex for which the underlying cause of death was
tuberculosis (ICD-9 codes 010-018; ICD-10 codes A15-A19) for a given year, in a
given country, territory, or geographic area.
TYPE: Absolute
Magnitude
MEASURE UNITS: Deaths
CATEGORIES: Total,
Male, Female
C.17- Number of
registered deaths due to AIDS
DEFINITION: The number
of deaths in total or by sex for which the underlying cause of death was
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (ICD-9 codes 279.1, 279.5 or 279.6;
ICD-10 codes B20-B24) for a given year, in a given country, territory, or
geographic area.
TYPE: Absolute
Magnitude
MEASURE UNITS: Deaths
CATEGORIES: Total,
Male, Female
C.18- Mortality rate
from diseases of the circulatory system, adjusted
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the number of deaths due to diseases of the circulatory system in a
population in total or by sex to the total number of that population, after
removing the effect of age distribution differentials, expressed per 100,000
population, for a given year, in a given country, territory, or geographic area.
Underlying causes of death grouped under this heading are those under ICD-9
Chapter VIII (codes 390-459) or ICD-10 Chapter IX (codes I00-I99).
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Adjusted mortality rates are obtained by direct standardization, i.e., applying
the corresponding age-specific estimated mortality rates for a population in
total or for given sex and/or broad group of causes of death to a standard
population. Adjusted mortality rates are expressed per 100,000 inhabitants of
that standard population. The United Nations standard population is used: 2,400
under-1 year; 9,600 from 1 to 4 years; 19,000 from 5
to 14 years; 43,000 from 15 to 44 years; 19,000 from 45 to 64 years; and 7,000
older than 64 years. Annual estimates are obtained by linear interpolation of
the corresponding quinquennial estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
CATEGORIES: Total,
Male, Female
C.19- Mortality rate
from diseases of the circulatory system, estimated
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the number of estimated deaths due to diseases of the circulatory system in a
population in total or by sex and/or age, to the total number of that
population, expressed per 100,000 population, for a given year, in a given
country, territory, or geographic area. The underlying causes of death grouped
under this heading are those under ICD-9 Chapter VIII (codes 390-459) or ICD-10
Chapter IX (codes I00-I99).
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Estimated mortality rates are obtained from the corresponding registered
mortality rates, applying a correction algorithm for mortality underegistration,
and a redistribution algorithm for deaths from ill-defined causes. The
estimation method used has been published in Health Statistics from the Americas 1992; PAHO/WHO
Scientific Publication No. 542. Annual estimates are obtained by linear
interpolation of the corresponding quinquennial estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
CATEGORIES: Total,
Male, Female
C.20- Mortality rate
from ischemic heart disease, estimated
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the number of estimated deaths due to ischemic heart disease in a population
in total or by sex and/or age, to the total number of that population, expressed
per 100,000 population, for a given year, in a given country, territory, or
geographic area. The underlying causes of death grouped under this heading are
those under ICD-9 codes 410-414 or ICD-10 codes I20-I25.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Estimated mortality rates are obtained from the corresponding registered
mortality rates, applying a correction algorithm for mortality underegistration,
and a redistribution algorithm for deaths from ill-defined causes. The
estimation method used has been published in Health Statistics from the Americas 1992; PAHO/WHO
Scientific Publication No. 542. Annual estimates are obtained by linear
interpolation of the corresponding quinquennial estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
CATEGORIES: Total,
Male, Female
C.21- Mortality rate
from cerebrovascular diseases, estimated
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the number of estimated deaths due to cerebrovascular diseases in a
population in total or by sex and/or age, to the total number of that
population, expressed per 100,000 population, for a given year, in a given
country, territory, or geographic area. The underlying causes of death grouped
under this heading are those under ICD-9 codes 430-438 or ICD-10 codes I60-I69.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Estimated mortality rates are obtained from the corresponding registered
mortality rates, applying a correction algorithm for mortality underegistration,
and a redistribution algorithm for deaths from ill-defined causes. The
estimation method used has been published in Health Statistics from the Americas 1992; PAHO/WHO
Scientific Publication No. 542. Annual estimates are obtained by linear
interpolation of the corresponding quinquennial estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
CATEGORIES: Total,
Male, Female
C.22- Mortality rate
from neoplasms, all types, adjusted
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the number of deaths due to neoplasms in a population in total or by sex to
the number of residents in that population, after removing the effect of age
distribution differentials, expressed per 100,000 population, for a given year,
in a given country, territory, or geographic area. The underlying causes of
death grouped under this heading are those under ICD-9 Chapter II (codes
140-239) or ICD-10 Chapter II (codes C00-D48).
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Adjusted mortality rates are obtained by direct standardization, i.e., applying
the corresponding age-specific estimated mortality rates for a population in
total or for given sex and/or broad group of causes of death to a standard
population. Adjusted mortality rates are expressed per 100,000 inhabitants of
that standard population. The United Nations standard population is used: 2,400
under-1 year; 9,600 from 1 to 4 years; 19,000 from 5
to 14 years; 43,000 from 15 to 44 years; 19,000 from 45 to 64 years; and 7,000
older than 64 years. Annual estimates are obtained by linear interpolation of
the corresponding quinquennial estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
CATEGORIES: Total,
Male, Female
C.23- Mortality rate
from neoplasms, all types, estimated
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the number of estimated deaths due to neoplasms in a population in total or
by sex and/or age, to the total number of that population, expressed per 100,000
population, for a given year, in a given country, territory, or geographic area.
The underlying causes of death grouped under this heading are those under ICD-9
Chapter II (codes 140-239) or ICD-10 Chapter II (codes C00-D48).
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Estimated mortality rates are obtained from the corresponding registered
mortality rates, applying a correction algorithm for mortality underegistration,
and a redistribution algorithm for deaths from ill-defined causes. The
estimation method used has been published in Health Statistics from the Americas 1992; PAHO/WHO
Scientific Publication No. 542. Annual estimates are obtained by linear
interpolation of the corresponding quinquennial estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
CATEGORIES: Total,
Male, Female
C.24- Mortality rate
from malignant neoplasms, adjusted
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the number of deaths due to malignant neoplasms in a population in total or
by sex to the total number of that population, after removing the effect of age
distribution differentials in that population, expressed per 100,000 population,
for a given year, in a given country, territory, or geographic area. Underlying
causes of death grouped under this heading are those under ICD-9 codes 140-208
or ICD-10 codes C00-C97.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Adjusted mortality rates are obtained by direct standardization, i.e., applying
the corresponding age-specific estimated mortality rates for a population in
total or for given sex and/or broad group of causes of death to a standard
population. Adjusted mortality rates are expressed per 100,000 inhabitants of
that standard population. The United Nations standard population is used: 2,400
under-1 year; 9,600 from 1 to 4 years; 19,000 from 5
to 14 years; 43,000 from 15 to 44 years; 19,000 from 45 to 64 years; and 7,000
older than 64 years. Annual estimates are obtained by linear interpolation of
the corresponding quinquennial estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
CATEGORIES: Total,
Male, Female
C.25- Mortality rate
from malignant neoplasms, estimated
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the number of estimated deaths due to malignant neoplasms in a population in
total or by sex and/or age, to the total number of population, expressed per
100,000 population, for a given year, in a given country, territory, or
geographic area. Underlying causes of death grouped under this heading are those
under ICD-9 codes 140-208 or ICD-10 codes C00-C97.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Estimated mortality rates are obtained from the corresponding registered
mortality rates, applying a correction algorithm for mortality underegistration,
and a redistribution algorithm for deaths from ill-defined causes. The
estimation method used has been published in Health Statistics from the Americas 1992; PAHO/WHO
Scientific Publication No. 542. Annual estimates are obtained by linear
interpolation of the corresponding quinquennial estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
CATEGORIES: Total,
Male, Female
C.26- Mortality rate
from malignant neoplasms of the lung, trachea and bronchi, estimated
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the number of estimated deaths due to malignant neoplasms of the lung,
trachea, and bronchus in a population in total or by sex and/or age, to the
total number of that population, expressed per 100,000 population, for a given
year, in a given country, territory, or geographic area. Underlying causes of
death grouped under this heading are those under the ICD-9 code 162 or ICD-10
codes C33-C34.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Estimated mortality rates are obtained from the corresponding registered
mortality rates, applying a correction algorithm for mortality underegistration,
and a redistribution algorithm for deaths from ill-defined causes. The
estimation method used has been published in Health Statistics from the Americas
1992; PAHO/WHO Scientific Publication No. 542. Annual estimates are obtained by
linear interpolation of the corresponding quinquennial estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
CATEGORIES: Total,
Male, Female
C.27- Mortality rate
from malignant neoplasms of the uterus, estimated
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the number of estimated deaths due to malignant neoplasms of the uterus in a
female population of a given age, to the total number in that population,
expressed per 100,000 population, for a given year, in a given country,
territory, or geographic area. Underlying causes of death grouped under this
heading are those under ICD-9 codes 179-180, 182, or ICD-10 codes C53-C55.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Estimated mortality rates are obtained from the corresponding registered
mortality rates, applying a correction algorithm for mortality underegistration,
and a redistribution algorithm for deaths from ill-defined causes. The
estimation method used has been published in Health Statistics from the Americas
1992; PAHO/WHO Scientific Publication No. 542. Annual estimates are obtained by
linear interpolation of the corresponding quinquennial estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
C.28- Mortality rate
from malignant neoplasms of the breast, female, estimated
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the number of estimated deaths due to malignant neoplasms of the female
breast in a female population of a given age, to the total number of that
population, expressed per 100,000 population, for a given year, in a given
country, territory, or geographic area. Underlying causes of death grouped under
this heading are those under ICD-9 code 174 or ICD-10 code C50.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Estimated mortality rates are obtained from the corresponding registered
mortality rates, applying a correction algorithm for mortality underegistration,
and a redistribution algorithm for deaths from ill-defined causes. The
estimation method used has been published in Health Statistics from the Americas
1992; PAHO/WHO Scientific Publication No. 542. Annual estimates are obtained by
linear interpolation of the corresponding quinquennial estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
C.29- Mortality rate
from malignant neoplasms of the digestive organs and peritoneum, estimated
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the number of estimated deaths due to malignant neoplasms of the digestive
organs and peritoneum in a population in total or by sex and/or age, to the
total number of that population, expressed per 100,000 population, for a given
year, in a given country, territory, or geographic area. Underlying causes of
death grouped under this heading are those under ICD-9 codes 150-159 or ICD-10
codes C15-C26.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Estimated mortality rates are obtained from the corresponding registered
mortality rates, applying a correction algorithm for mortality underegistration,
and a redistribution algorithm for deaths from ill-defined causes. The
estimation method used has been published in Health Statistics from the Americas
1992; PAHO/WHO Scientific Publication No. 542. Annual estimates are obtained by
linear interpolation of the corresponding quinquennial estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
CATEGORIES: Total,
Male, Female
C.30- Mortality rate
from external causes, adjusted
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the number of deaths due to external causes in a population in total or by
sex to the total number of that population, after removing the effect of age
distribution differentials, expressed per 100,000 population, for a given year,
in a given country, territory, or geographic area. Underlying causes of death
grouped under this heading are those under the ICD-9 Supplementary
Classification of External Causes of Injuries and Poisonings (codes E800-E999)
or ICD-10 Chapter XX (codes V01-Y89).
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Adjusted mortality rates are obtained by direct standardization, i.e., applying
the corresponding age-specific estimated mortality rates for a population in
total or for given sex and/or broad group of causes of death to a standard
population. Adjusted mortality rates are expressed per 100,000 inhabitants of
that standard population. The United Nations standard population is used: 2,400
under-1 year; 9,600 from 1 to 4 years; 19,000 from 5 to 14 years; 43,000 from 15
to 44 years; 19,000 from 45 to 64 years; and 7,000 older than 64 years. Annual
estimates are obtained by linear interpolation of the corresponding quinquennial
estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
CATEGORIES: Total,
Male, Female
C.31- Mortality rate
from external causes, estimated
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the number of estimated deaths due to external causes in a population in
total or by sex and/or age, to the total number of that population, expressed
per 100,000 population, for a given year, in a given country, territory, or
geographic area. Underlying causes of death grouped under this heading are those
under the ICD-9 Supplementary Classification of External Causes of Injuries and
Poisonings (codes E800-E999) or ICD-10 Chapter XX (codes V01-Y89).
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Estimated mortality rates are obtained from the corresponding registered
mortality rates, applying a correction algorithm for mortality underegistration.
The estimation method used has been published in Health Statistics from the
Americas 1992;
PAHO/WHO Scientific Publication No. 542. Annual estimates are obtained by linear
interpolation of the corresponding quinquennial estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
CATEGORIES: Total,
Male, Female
C.32- Mortality rate
from accidents, excluding transport accidents, estimated
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the number of estimated deaths due to accidents, excluding transport
accidents, in a population in total or by sex and/or age, to the total number of
that population, expressed per 100,000 population, for a given year, in a given
country, territory, or geographic area. Underlying causes of death grouped under
this heading are those under ICD-9 codes E850-E949 or ICD-10 codes W00-X59.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Estimated mortality rates are obtained from the corresponding registered
mortality rates, applying a correction algorithm for mortality underegistration.
The estimation method used has been published in Health Statistics from the
Americas 1992; PAHO/WHO Scientific Publication No. 542. Annual estimates are
obtained by linear interpolation of the corresponding quinquennial estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
CATEGORIES: Total,
Male, Female
C.33- Mortality rate
from transport accidents, estimated
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the number of estimated deaths due to transport accidents in a population in
total or by sex and/or age, to the number of residents in that population,
expressed per 100,000 population, for a given year, in a given country,
territory, or geographic area. Underlying causes of death grouped under this
heading are those under ICD-9 codes E800-E848 or ICD-10 codes V01-V99.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Estimated mortality rates are obtained from the corresponding registered
mortality rates, applying a correction algorithm for mortality underegistration.
The estimation method used has been published in Health Statistics from the
Americas 1992;
PAHO/WHO Scientific Publication No. 542. Annual estimates are obtained by linear
interpolation of the corresponding quinquennial estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
CATEGORIES: Total,
Male, Female
C.34- Mortality rate
from suicide and self-inflicted injuries, estimated
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the number of estimated deaths due to suicide and self-inflicted injuries in
a population in total or by sex and/or age, to the total number of that
population, expressed per 100,000 population, for a given year, in a given
country, territory, or geographic area. Underlying causes of death grouped under
this heading are those under ICD-9 codes E950-E959 or ICD-10 codes X60-X84,
Y87.0.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Estimated mortality rates are obtained from the corresponding registered
mortality rates, applying a correction algorithm for mortality underegistration.
The estimation method used has been published in Health Statistics from the
Americas 1992;
PAHO/WHO Scientific Publication No. 542. Annual estimates are obtained by linear
interpolation of the corresponding quinquennial estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
CATEGORIES: Total,
Male, Female
C.35- Mortality rate
from homicide, estimated
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the number of estimated deaths due to homicide in a population in total or by
sex and/or age, to the total number of that population, expressed per 100,000
population, for a given year, in a given country, territory, or geographic area.
Underlying causes of death grouped under this heading are those under ICD-9
codes E960-E969 or ICD-10 codes X85-Y09, Y87.1.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Estimated mortality rates are obtained from the corresponding registered
mortality rates, applying a correction algorithm for mortality underegistration.
The estimation method used has been published in Health Statistics from the
Americas 1992; PAHO/WHO
Scientific Publication No. 542. Annual estimates are obtained by linear
interpolation of the corresponding quinquennial estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
C.36- Mortality rate
from cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases, estimated
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the number of estimated deaths due to cirrhosis and other chronic liver
diseases in a population in total or by sex and/or age, to the total number of
that population, expressed per 100,000 population, for a given year, in a given
country, territory, or geographic area. Underlying causes of death grouped under
this heading are those under the ICD-9 code 571 or to ICD-10 codes K70, K73-K74,
K76.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Estimated mortality rates are obtained from the corresponding registered
mortality rates, applying a correction algorithm for mortality underegistration,
and a redistribution algorithm for deaths from ill-defined causes. The
estimation method used has been published in Health Statistics from the Americas
1992; PAHO/WHO Scientific Publication No. 542. Annual estimates are obtained by
linear interpolation of the corresponding quinquennial estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
CATEGORIES: Total,
Male, Female
C.37- Mortality rate
from diabetes mellitus, estimated
DEFINITION: The ratio
of the number of estimated deaths due to diabetes mellitus in a population in
total or by sex and/or age, to the total number of that population, expressed
per 100,000 population, for a given year, in a given country, territory, or
geographic area. Underlying causes of death grouped under this heading are those
under the ICD-9 code 250 or to ICD-10 codes E10-E14.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Estimated mortality rates are obtained from the corresponding registered
mortality rates, applying a correction algorithm for mortality underegistration,
and a redistribution algorithm for deaths from ill-defined causes. The
estimation method used has been published in Health Statistics from the Americas 1992; PAHO/WHO
Scientific Publication No. 542. Annual estimates are obtained by linear
interpolation of the corresponding quinquennial estimates.
TYPE: Rate
MEASURE UNITS: Per
100,000 inhabitants
CATEGORIES: Total,
Male, Female
The indicators below have been used in the past and may be
present in some statistical data.
Neonatal mortality
rate
The component of the infant mortality that corresponds to the ratio between the
number of deaths in children between birth and 27 days of life in a given year
and the number of live births in that same year. It is calculated as the number
of children born alive in a given year, that died before the age of 28 days
(numerator) divided by the total births during that same year (denominator)
multiplied by 1,000.This indicator can be divided into two components: early
neonatal mortality (between birth and 6 days of age) and late neonatal mortality
(between 7 and 27 days of age).
Unit of measure: Per 1,000 live births
Postneonatal mortality rate
The component of the infant mortality that corresponds to the ratio between the
number of deaths in a given year in children between 28 and 365 days of age and
the number of live births in that same year. It is usually expressed by 1,000
live births.
Unit of measure: Per 1,000 live births
Perinatal mortality rate
The ratio between the sum of the number of late fetal deaths (28 or more weeks
of gestation), plus the deaths of children less than 7 days of age in a given
year (numerator) and the number of live births during that same year
(denominator), multiplied by 1,000. The Tenth Review of the International
Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) defines the
perinatal period as beginning at 22 completed weeks of gestation (instead of the
28 weeks of the previous definition). Consequently, late fetal deaths would be
those of 22 weeks or more of gestation.
Unit of measure: Per 1,000 live births
Proportion of the infant
mortality due to conditions originating in the perinatal period
A component of the infant mortality rate, obtained by limiting the deaths in
children under 1 year to deaths from the causes included in Chapter XV of the
ICD-9 (codes 760 to 779) or Chapter XVI of the ICD-10 (codes P00-P96).
Unit of measure: Percent
Number of registered deaths due to measles in children under 5 per year
Number of deaths in children under 5 years of age whose death certificates
register measles as the underlying cause of death (Code 055 of the ICD-9 and
Code B05 of the ICD-10).
Unit of measure: Deaths
Number of registered deaths due to other
vaccine-preventable diseases (diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, and polio) in
children under 5 per year
Total number of deaths of children under 5 years of age whose death certificates
register diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus or polio (codes 032,033,037,045 of
the ICD-9 and codes A33, A34, A35, A36, A37, and A80 of the ICD-10) as the
underlying cause of death, in a specific year.
Unit of measure: Deaths
Number of registered
deaths due to tetanus neonatorum for the year specified
Total number of deaths for a specified year whose death certificates register
tetanus neonatorum (Code 771.3 of t he ICD 9 and A033 of the ICD 10) as the
underlying cause of death.
Unit of measure: Deaths
Estimated death rates due to communicable
diseases
The causes of death grouped under this heading correspond to Chapter I: Certain
infectious and parasitic diseases, of the ICD-9 and ICD-10, plus those included
under the heading ARI (Acute Respiratory Infections), meningococcal infections
and meningitis. Of particular importance are: Intestinal infectious diseases
(Diarrhea, 001-009 in ICD-9 and A00-A09 in ICD-10); Tuberculosis (010-018 in
ICD-9 and A15-A19 in ICD-10; Certain vaccine-preventable diseases: diphtheria,
whooping cough, tetanus, polio, measles (032, 033, 037, 045, 055 in ICD-9 and
A33, A34, A35, A36, A37, A80, B05 in ICD-10); Acute respiratory infections (ARI)
(460-466, 480-487 in ICD-9 and J00-J22 in ICD-10); Meningococcal infections
(036 in ICD 9 and A39 in ICD 10). NOTE: the category "communicable diseases" in
the 6/61 list, does not include meningococcal infections; Meningitis (320-322
in the ICD 9 and G00-G04 in ICD 10).
Unit of measure: By 100,000 population
Estimated death rates due
to tumors
It is the quotient for a specific year between the number of estimated deaths
(estimation method recommended was published in Health Statistics from the
Americas-1992, PAHO/WHO, Scientific Publication No. 542) due to tumors
-malignant neoplasms, Chapter II of the ICD-9 (codes 140-239) or to Chapter II
of the ICD-10 (codes C00-D48) and the population of the sex and age groups
specified, multiplied by 100.000.
Unit of measure: By 100,000 population
Estimated death rates due to homicides, injury due to legal intervention or war
operations
It is the quotient for a specific year between the number of estimated deaths
(estimation method recommended was published in Health Statistics from the
Americas-1992, PAHO/WHO, Scientific Publication No. 542) due to Homicides,
injury due to legal intervention or war operations
(E960-E978, E990-E999 in ICD-9, X85-Y09, Y35,Y36 in ICD-10) and the population
of the sex and age groups specified, multiplied by 100.000.
Unit
of measure: By 100,000 population
Ambulatory care (any
type) per inhabitant per year
Every professional encounter or contact between a non-hospitalized individual
and a health worker responsible for the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, or
referral of that person. Includes encounters in the outpatient units of
hospitals, sanatorium, health centers, health posts, patients' residence,
physicians' offices, etc. Encounters between physicians and hospitalized
patients are excluded. Consultations carried out in the emergency services are
usually considered separately.
Unit of measure: Contacts
Hospitalized patients
Every person formally admitted to a hospital for observation, care, diagnosis,
or treatment. A hospital is any medical facility with an organized medical and
professional staff and beds available for continuous hospitalization, whose
primary function is to provide medical services, treatment, and other health
care services to hospitalized patients, for surgical and non-surgical
activities. Usually provides outpatient services, especially emergency care. Two
types of hospitals are included: short-stay (average stay of 30 days) or less)
and extended-stay (average stay of more than 30 days; also provides social and
rehabilitation services, spiritual and emotional support, and comprehensive
prevention services). Discharge is the formal release of a hospitalized
patient-- that is, the termination of the period of hospitalization, either by
death, return home, or transfer to a geriatric center or different hospital.
Unit of measure: Per 100 population
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