Leading Causes of Death in Selected Areas of the World.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World Health Organization.

Accidents.

Vital statistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (82 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1972.

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Summary:

Appendix contains tables for each country showing the 10 leading causes of death and the percentage of deaths from each cause, originally published in World Health Organization statistics report (pages 43-80).

Statistical study, prepared by CRS for the Special Subcom on International Health, Education, and Labor Programs, contrasting patterns of disease in impoverished, and modernized and industrialized areas of the world, and suggesting use of cooperative international or regional agencies in battle to conquer disease. Includes foldout map showing countries studied (between pages 6 and 7). Chapters of tables and charts include:

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Leading Causes of Death in Selected Areas of the World. 73-S542-1

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