mortality

PAHO reports surge in suicide mortality in the Americas

Published on: February 23, 2023
17:24

By: Pavel López Lazo

Washington, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) A new study by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and partners published today in The Lancet Regional Health - Americas highlights the importance of considering gender-specific social determinants of suicide when developing risk reduction interventions and prevention strategies.

Bird flu’s mortality increases in Uruguayan lake

Published on: February 22, 2023
00:30

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Montevideo, Feb 22 (Prensa Latina) Mortality due to avian influenza is increasing among long-necked swans in the Garzon lake, so Uruguayan poultry health authorities are further monitoring in region.

Covid-19 impacts mother and child mortality in Cuba

Published on: July 14, 2022
17:55

By: Pavel López Lazo

Havana, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) Covid-19 had a significant impact on mother and child mortality rate in Cuba, reporting figures in 2021 of 176.6 per 100,000 live births and 7.6 per 1,000, respectively, the Cuban Public Health Minister Jose Angel Portal said Thursday.

Unchecked emissions could double heat-related child mortality

Published on: July 6, 2022
17:25

By: Pavel López Lazo

Geneva, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) Researchers forecast that, if no efforts are made to cut carbon emissions, heat-related child mortality could double by mid-century, reaching a staggering 38,000 deaths per year in 2049.

Long-term ozone exposure increases cardiovascular mortality – Study

Published on: June 21, 2022
15:46

By: Pavel López Lazo

Beijing, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) A nationwide research in China has found that long-term exposure to ozone gas is closely associated with increased cardiovascular mortality risks, local press reported on Tuesday.

Italy reports too many deaths due to Covid-19

Published on: March 3, 2022
03:00

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Rome, Mar 3 (Prensa Latina) Italy has reported an increase of 178,000 deaths between March 2020 and January 2022, compared to the average of the 2015-2019 period, according to data from official sources published here on Wednesday.

Cuba closes 2021 with infant mortality rate at 7.6%

Published on: January 3, 2022
11:34

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Havana, Jan 3 (Prensa Latina) Cuba registered 99,093 live births at the end of 2021, 5,945 less than the previous year, and an infant mortality rate of 7.6 per 1,000 births, it was announced today.

Covid-19 affects Cuba’s Mother-Child Program

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Published on: December 19, 2021
13:51

By: Juan M. Garcia

Havana, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Covid-19 affected Cuba's key health plans such as the Mother-Child Program (PAMI), which presented statistics never recorded in the country, Public Health Minister Jose Angel Portal said on Sunday.

Infant mortality rate in Cuba marked by Covid-19

Published on: December 19, 2021
13:14

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Havana, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's infant mortality rate in 2021 would be 7.5 deaths per every 1,000 live births, a statistic marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, Public Health Minister Jose Angel Portal informed on Sunday.

Russia Covid-19 numbers rising

Published on: October 21, 2021
08:42

By: Prensa Latina

Moscow, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) Russia reported today 36,339 new cases of Covid-19, a new maximum since the beginning of the pandemic, a number that reaches eight million 131,164 positive.

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