Understanding chronic non-communicable diseases in Latin America: towards an equity-based research agenda

Table 2 The burden of chronic diseases (selected Latin American countries)

	Distribution of years of life lost by broader causes (% of total)			Age-standardized mortality rates by cause (per 100,000 population)
Country	Communicable diseases	Non-communicable diseases	Injuries	Non-communicable diseases	Cardio-vascular	Cancer	Injuries
Argentina	18	66	17	521	212	142	52
Bolivia	55	34	11	824	260	256	80
Brazil	30	50	20	712	341	142	81
Chile	17	64	19	453	165	137	50
Colombia	25	35	40	511	240	117	141
Ecuador	37	42	21	576	244	129	89
Paraguay	45	39	16	598	291	141	57
Peru	43	42	15	584	190	175	69
Uruguay	12	72	15	518	208	170	55
Venezuela	24	45	32	496	241	107	90
Income group (worldwide)
Low income	70	20	10	754	418	114	116
Lower middle income	34	48	18	668	324	136	81
Upper middle income	30	51	19	728	436	138	102
High income	8	77	15	419	173	136	42

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