Americas General Cross-Cutting Health Issues

(PAHO, 2021)

 Leading causes of death, and disability – PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization

  • Ischemic heart disease
  • Stroke
  • Alzheimer disease and other dementias
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  1. Gestation – Maternal Mortality Rate = 56.6 (per 100,000 live births) (PAHO, 2014)

Maternal Death

Maternal Health – PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization

  • Severe bleeding
  • Infection
  • Preeclampsia (PAHO, 2022)

Unborn/Newborn Deaths

WHO publishes new estimates on congenital syphilis – PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization

  • Congenital syphillis (PAHO, 2019)
    • Lack of maternal treatment
  • Prematurity
  • Birth asphyxia

Stillbirth rate: 6.5 [6.1-6.5] (per 1000 total births) (WHO, 2020). GHO | By category | Stillbirth rate – Data by WHO Region

2. Child and Adolescent Health (PAHO, 2021), (PAHO, 2022)

Child health – PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization

  • Neonatal conditions (e.g. birth asphyxia, trauma, birth defects, and sepsis)
  • Congenital anomalies
  • Lower respiratory infections (e.g. pneumonia and influenza)
  • Malnutrition
  • Road injury

3. Reproductive Years (PAHO, 2021)

 Leading causes of death, and disability – PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization

  • Road injury
  • Interpersonal violence
  • Self-harm
  • Drug use disorders
  • Maternal conditions

4. Menopause/Post-Menopause/Aging (PAHO, 2021)

 Leading causes of death, and disability – PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization

  • Ischemic heart disease
  • Breast Cancer

(Most common cause of cancer deaths in women in the Americas). (PAHO, 2022).

Breast cancer – PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization

  • Stroke
  • Diabetes Mellitus

Citations for Americas:

Gestation:

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). 66th Session of the regional committee of WHO in the Americas. (2014 September 29). _ (paho.org). Accessed January 26, 2022.

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Maternal Health. (2022). World Health Organization. Maternal Health – PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization . Accessed January 26, 2022.

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). WHO publishes new estimates on congenital syphillis. (2019). World Health Organization. WHO publishes new estimates on congenital syphilis – PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization. Accessed January 26, 2022. 

World Health Organization (WHO). Stillbirth rate: Data by WHO region. (2020 October 15). WHO. GHO | By category | Stillbirth rate – Data by WHO Region. Accessed January 29, 2022.

Child and Adolescent Health and Reproductive Years:

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). (2021). Leading causes of mortality and health loss at the regional, subregional, and country levels in the Region of the Americas, 2000-2019. World Health Organization. Leading causes of death, and disability – PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization. Accessed January 21, 2022.

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). (2022). Child Health. World Health Organization. Child health – PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization. Accessed January 26, 2022.

Menopause/Post-Menopause/Aging:

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). (2022). Breast cancer. Breast cancer – PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization. Accessed January 26, 2022.