Table 2.
Cardiovascular disease mortality in the Americas*.
| Region | Annual deaths average | Mortality rate from IHDa,b | Mortality rate from cerebrovascular diseasea |
|---|---|---|---|
| (thousands)a | Total | Total | |
| Americas | 6,447.2 | 87.4 | 45.1 |
| North America | 2,885 | 136 | 45 |
| Canada | 262.8 | 109 | 41.4 |
| United States of America | 2,621.7 | 139 | 45.4 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 3,562.2 | 55.8 | 44.8 |
| Latin America | 3,510.8 | 56 | 44.9 |
| Mexico | 549.4 | 54.1 | 27.5 |
| Central American Isthmus | 226.1 | 41.9 | 24.4 |
| Belize | 1.2 | 30.9 | 25.7 |
| Costa Rica | 20.4 | 48.4 | 21.3 |
| El Salvador | 41 | 56 | 22.4 |
| Guatemala | 80.5 | 25.5 | 16.4 |
| Honduras | 37.5 | N/A | N/A |
| Nicaragua | 27.5 | 54.2 | 32.8 |
| Panama | 18.1 | 57.2 | 51.5 |
| Latin Caribbean | 270.5 | N/A | N/A |
| Cuba | 83.9 | 140 | 80.6 |
| Dominican Republic | 60.1 | N/A | N/A |
| French Guiana | 0.9 | N/A | N/A |
| Haiti | 90 | N/A | N/A |
| Puerto Rico | 29.1 | 101 | 40.1 |
| Andean Area | 722.5 | 58.7 | 35.7 |
| Bolivia | 72.9 | N/A | N/A |
| Colombia | 260.6 | 74.1 | 38.7 |
| Ecuador | 74.5 | 25.6 | 34.1 |
| Peru | 161.4 | 27.8 | 26.6 |
| Venezuela | 153.1 | 81.4 | 41 |
| Brazil | 1.261.1 | 60.4 | 62.2 |
| Southern Cone | 481.3 | 49.1 | 51.2 |
| Argentina | 315.6 | 46.8 | 48.2 |
| Chile | 98.2 | 47.1 | 46.8 |
| Paraguay | 36.1 | 50.3 | 55.5 |
| Uruguay | 31.3 | 85.4 | 103 |
| Non-Latin Caribbean | 51.3 | 63.4 | 63.8 |
| Guyana | 4.4 | 80.9 | 70.3 |
| Suriname | 3.8 | 47 | 72 |
∗Adapted from [62]. The values were obtained from “Corrected Mortality” data. These values were computed by applying a correction algorithm for mortality underregistration and a redistribution algorithm for deaths from ill-defined causes. The methodology used is presented in Health Statistics from the Americas. 2006 edition (http://www.paho.org/HSA2006).
aValues are expressed in incidence rates/100.000 population (2007–2009).
bIHD: ischemic heart disease.
N/A: not available.