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ChapterXI. OtherDiseases and External Causes
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DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
This broad group of respiratory diseases brooke and California projects up to 866.2
(categories 460-519) includes upper respiratory
in the Bolivia project (Table 1361. In1addipneumonias,
infections, acute bronchitis, influenza, tion, they were assigned as associated calses
and other diseases of the res- in 10,298 deaths, with rates ralnging from
piratory system. It does not include specific 38.4 and 53.5 in the Northern Allerican
infections such as tuberculosis and whoop- projects to the exceedingly high rate of
ing cough, or any other condition coded in 1,147.6 in Recife.
the group of infective and parasitic diseases. Table 136 and Figure 113 show the rates
These morbid conditions were second to per 100,000 live births for infant deatlis and
diarrheal disease as underlying cause of per 100,000 population for detths of vhildeath
in children under 5 years of age in dren aged 1-4 years. In all projects, 11o0­
the 15 projects. They were responsible for tality from respiratory dise'ases as under­
5,741 deaths, with rates going from 35.1 and lying or associated causes was Sev'eral tilme,'s
40.3 per 100,000 population in the Slicr- higher in infancy than in early childhood.
TABtE 136. Mortality' from Diseases of Respiratory System' as Underlying or Associated Caiusvs in
Children Under 5 Years, by Age Group, in 15 Projects.
Underlying cause I Associated cause
Under Under I - Under Under 1 A
5 years I year yar 5 years I year years
No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No Rate iNo. Ilat. N,,. Iat,
Total ................. 5,41 273.5 4,650 980.9 1,091 66.0 10.298
490.A1 7,060 1,189.3 3,23, 195.8
ARGENTINA
Chaco Province .......
San Juan Province ....
BOLIVIA project .......
BRAZIL
Recife ...............
Ribeirio Prdto ........
SILo Paulo ............
CANADA
Sherbrooke ...........
CHILE project .........
COLOMBIA
Call ..................
Cartagena ............
Medellin .............
279
431
1,369
445
120
700
32
541
203
123
155
444
363.3
412.6
866.2
359.1
145.5
290.9
35.1
260.4
200.6
143.0
166.1
354.4
237 1,346.6
394 1,686.6
1,035 2,751.0
316 1,039.5
98 537.3
60 1,038.5
27 159.1
494 1,133.5
161
82
123
361
763.0
458.1
634.0
1,163.8
42
37
334
129
22
105
5
47
42
41
32
83
69.,
44.0
272.3
134.6
33.8
55.7
6.7
28.1
51.9
59.6
42.9
85.0
309
641
1,243
1,422
309
1,317
35
718
484
440
448
1,090
402.3
613.6
786.5
1,147.6
374.5
540.4
38.4
340.8
478.3
511.6
480.2
870.0
229 1.311 I
526 2.251.7
618 1.113.2
901
228
1,0415
25
610
2,903.8
1,250.0
1.796.8
147.3
1,399.7
290 1,374.4
231 1,290.5
081 1,4.18.5
;38 2:379.1
81)
115
625
521
81
272
10
98
132.6
31.6
509.5
51:1.8
12-1.5
I.-
EL SALVADOR project.
JAMAICA
Kingston-St. Andiew... 166 90.6 118 288.1 48 33.4 374 204.1 269 6511.7 105 73.1
MEXICO
Monterrey ........... 642 294.6 523 086.6 119 70.1 1,369 628.2 985 1,858.1 381 226.1
UNITED STATES
California project ..... 82 40.3 77 172.1 5 3.1 109 53.5 84 187.8 25 15.5
a Rates under I year of age per 100,000 live births; others per 100,000 population.
bCategories 48041g.
19.1
209
167
352
1:1.5
59.5
239.8
.13.8
223.9
3(14.4