Fig. 2

Age-standardized death rate by cause of death in twelve countries, 2008. Data obtained from WHO Global Burden of Disease Death Estimates, 2008. Cause-specific death rates were age-standardized to the WHO global standard population by applying age-specific death rates for the country to a global standard population. Mortality estimates are based on analysis of latest available national information on levels of mortality and cause distributions as at the end of 2010 together with latest available information from WHO programs, IARC and UNAIDS for specific causes of public health importance. Cause of death categories and their definitions were defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Cardiometabolic conditions and cancer includes malignant and other neoplasms, diabetes mellitus, endocrine disorders, and cardiovascular diseases. Total non-communicable diseases additionally include diseases in sense organ, respiratory (non-infectious), digestive, genitourinary, skin and musculoskeletal, as well as congenital anomalies, oral conditions and neuropsychiatric conditions Data for Puerto Rico is from 2007, obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics Reports Final Data for 2007. Population used for computing death rates are postcensal estimates based on the 2000 census estimated as of July 1, 2007. Numbers after causes of death are categories of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD–10). Infectious diseases include influenza and pneumonia, and HIV. Total communicable diseases additionally include infant deaths (exclusive of fetal deaths). Cardiometabolic conditions and cancer include diseases of the heart, essential hypertensive disease, cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes, and malignant neoplasms. Total non-communicable diseases additionally include Alzheimer’s disease, chronic lower respiratory diseases, chronic liver disease and cirrhosis, nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis, and Parkinson's disease. Causes of deaths included for Puerto Rico differ from those for the other counties, thus caution should be made when comparing death rates