Western Pacific General Cross-Cutting Health Issues

General Cross-Cutting Issues: (WHO, 2019)

Global health estimates: Leading causes of DALYs (who.int)

  • Stroke
  • Ischemic heart disease
  • Back and neck pain
  • Alzheimer disease and other dementias

Gestation: Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) = 41 deaths (per 100,000 live births)

Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (who.int)

Top Causes of Newborn Deaths: (e.g. Japan)

  • Congenital anomalies
  • Neonatal conditions
  • Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
  • Lower respiratory

         Stillbirth rate = 6.2 [5.7-6.2] (per 1000 total births) (WHO, 2020).

         GHO | By category | Stillbirth rate – Data by WHO Region

         Top Causes of Maternal Deaths: (WHO, 2022)

         Maternal mortality (who.int)

  • Severe bleeding
  • Infections
  • High blood pressure (pre-eclampsia and eclampsia)
  • Complications from delivery
    • Major issue – Lack of documentation for prenatal care and pregnancy issues/cause of death in this region.

Child and Adolescent Health: (WHO, 2019)

Mortality among children aged 5-14 years (who.int)

Global health estimates: Leading causes of DALYs (who.int)

  • Neonatal conditions
  • Skin diseases
  • Congenital anomalies
  • Asthma
  • Brain and nervous system cancers
  • Leukemia
  • Road traffic injuries
  • Drowning

Reproductive Years: (WHO, 2019)

Global health estimates: Leading causes of death (who.int)

  • Self-harm
  • Road injury
  • Leukemia
  • Breast cancer
  • Cervix uteri cancer
  • Stroke

Menopause/Post-Menopause/Aging: (WHO, 2019)

Global health estimates: Leading causes of death (who.int)

  • Breast cancer
  • Colon and rectum cancers
  • Stroke
  • Trachea, bronchi, lung cancer

Citations for Western Pacific:

General:

World Health Organization (WHO). Top 10 causes of DALY in Japan for both sexes aged all ages (2019). (2019). WHO. Global health estimates: Leading causes of DALYs (who.int). Accessed January 28, 2022.

Gestation:

World Health Organization (WHO). Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 100 000 live births. (2017). WHO. Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (who.int). Accessed January 28, 2022.

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

Child and Adolescent Health:

World Health Organization (WHO). Top 10 causes of DALY in Japan for females aged 1 to 4 years (2019). WHO: Global Health Observatory. Global health estimates: Leading causes of DALYs (who.int). Accessed january 28, 2022.

World Health Organization (WHO). Mortality among children aged 5-14 years. (2019 September 23). WHO. Mortality among children aged 5-14 years (who.int). Accessed January 28, 2022.

World Health Organization (WHO). Top 10 causes of death in Japan for females aged 10 to 14 years (2019). (2019). WHO: Global Health Observatory. Global health estimates: Leading causes of DALYs (who.int)

Reproductive Years and Menopause/Post-Menopause/Aging:

World Health Organization (WHO). Top 10 causes of death in Japan for females aged 25 to 29 (2019). (2019). WHO. Global health estimates: Leading causes of death (who.int). Accessed January 29, 2022.

World Health Organization (WHO). Top 10 causes of death in Japan for females aged 30 to 34 (2019). (2019). WHO. Global health estimates: Leading causes of death (who.int). Accessed January 29, 2022.

World Health Organization (WHO). Top 10 causes of death in Japan for females aged 60 to 64 (2019). (2019). WHO. Global health estimates: Leading causes of death (who.int). Accessed January 29. 2022.