| Resumen: |
On the 110th anniversary of PAHO/WHO, this publication highlights the mortality due to
external causes (EC); those causes of death different from natural causes and recognized as
avoidable such as suicides, homicides and accidents. From the data reported by the
countries, it is estimated that over 5.5 million people died from EC in the Region between
1999 and 2009. Three and a half million deaths (64%) occurred among the young and
adult population (10-49 years old) with an average of 319,000 deaths per year; 84% of
the deaths happened among males, five times more deaths among men than women. The
most frequent causes were homicides (33%) and land transport accidents (26%).
On the cover, we have included a map that shows the distribution of mortality from all EC of
the countries in the Region in 2008. Furthermore, based on the importance of the mortality
profile from EC, we have included a time series analysis from homicides and land transport
accidents by sex for eight subregions. |
