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Top Causes of Death Reported in Cuba |
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Monday, April 24, 2017
Havana.- Chronic non-communicable diseases rank as the leading causes of death in Cuba, with a rate of 731.4 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.
According to the Statistical Yearbook of Health, the first position corresponds to heart disease, with 217.7 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.
In addition, the mortality rate for brain-vascular diseases was increased, while excess mortality was reported for females in death from diabetes mellitus.
Regarding cancer, the document reports that the highest mortality rate corresponds to malignant tracheal, bronchial and lung tumors.
Faced with this, it is imposed that the population assume healthy lifestyles and implement more and more health policies aimed at reducing risk factors.
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