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Trends in Mortality from Ischemic Heart Disease in the Region of the Americas, 2000–2019 Cover

Trends in Mortality from Ischemic Heart Disease in the Region of the Americas, 2000–2019

By: Fernando Lanas and  Alvaro Soto  
Open Access
|Aug 2022

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Joinpoint analysis for ischemic heart diseases mortality trends in the Region of the Americas, sub-regions and income categories, 2000–2019.

SUB REGIONTOTAL STUDY PERIODPERIOD 1PERIOD 2PERIOD 3
AAPC (95% CI)YEARSAPC (95% CI)YEARSAPC (95% CI)YEARSAPC (95% CI)
Region of the Americas–2.5* (–2.7, –2.3)2000–2007–3.7* (–4.0, –3.4)2007–2012–2.6* (–3.2, –2.0)2012–2019–1.1* (–1.4, –0.8)
North America–3.1* (–3.3, –3.0)2000–2011–4.5* (–4.7, –4.3)2011–2019–1.2* (–1.5, –0.8)
Central America, Mexico and Latin Caribbean0.1 (–0.2, 0.3)2000–2007–1.0* (–1.7, –0.4)2007–20190.7* (0.4, 1.0)
Andean Area–1.2* (–1.3, –1.0)
Southern Cone and Brazil–2.6* (–2.7, –2.5)
Non-Latin Caribbean*–1.3* (–2.1, –0.6)2000–2009–1.8* (–2.2, –1.3)2009–2012–3.2 (–7.9, 1.8)2012–20190.1 (–0.6, 0.7)
Income category
High income–2.1* (–2.5, –1.6)2000–2014–2.6* (–2.9, –2.3)2014–2019–0.5 (–2.0, 1.0)
Upper-middle income–1.3* (–1.5, –1.1)
Lower-middle income–0.9* (–1.5, –0.4)2000–2006–2.9* (–4.4, –1.3)2006–2019–0.1 (–0.5, 0.4)
Low income–0.3* (–0.4, –0.2)

[i] AAPC, average annual percent change; APC, annual percent change; CI, confidence interval. * P < 0.05 for change in trend.

Table 2

Joinpoint analysis for ischemic heart diseases mortality trends in the countries of the region of the Americas from 2000 to 2019.

COUNTRYTOTAL STUDY PERIODPERIOD 1PERIOD 2PERIOD 3
AAPC (95% CI)YEARSAPC (95% CI)YEARSAPC (95% CI)YEARSAPC (95% CI)
Antigua and Barbuda–0.9 (–1.8, 0.0)2000–20074.0* (1.8, 6.2)2007–2019–3.6* (–4.5, –2.7)
Argentina–2.6* (–2.9, –2.3)
Bahamas–0.8* (–1.4, –0.2)2000–2014–1.5* (–2.0, –1.1)2014–20191.2 (–0.9, 3.3)
Barbados–2.0* (–3.2, –0.8)2000–2008–1.9* (–2.7, –1.0)2008–2011–8.5* (–15.7, –0.7)2011–20190.4 (–0.5, 1.3)
Belize–3.6* (–4.6, –2.5)2000–2002–12.1* (–20.3, –3.2)2002–2012–4.2* (–5.0, –3.3)2012–2019–0.1 (–1.4, 1.2)
Bolivia–0.5* (–0.7, –0.2)2000–2002–3.2* (–5.2, –1.2)2002–2006–1.7* (–2.7, –0.6)2006–20190.4* (0.2, 0.5)
Brazil–2.6* (–2.9, –2.4)2000–2006–3.2* (–3.8, –2.5)2006–2019–2.4* (–2.6, –2.2)
Canada–3.9* (–4.1, –3.8)2000–2012–5.0* (–5.2, –4.8)2012–2019–2.1* (–2.5, –1.8)
Chile–3.4* (–3.6, –3.2)
Colombia–1.2* (–2.2, –0.0)2000–2006–0.9 (–2.1, 0.4)2006–2019–3.4 (–10.1, 3.8)2009–2019–0.7* (–1.2, –0.1)
Costa Rica–4.0* (–5.1, –2.9)2000–2008–5.3* (–6.6, –4.0)2008–20140.1 (–2.7, 3.0)2014–2019–6.8* (–9.4, –4.1)
Cuba–1.6* (–2.2, –1.0)2000–2013–2.4* (–3.0, –1.9)2013–20190.2 (–1.5, 2.0)
Dominican Republic2.4* (1.6, 3.1)2000–20163.6* (3.3, 4.0)2016–2019–4.2 (–8.4, 0.3)
Ecuador–0.8* (–1.3, –0.3)2000–20051.7* (0.4, 3.1)2005–2014–2.3* (–2.9, –1.6)2014–2019–0.7 (–1.9, 0.6)
El Salvador–1.5* (–2.2, –0.7)
Grenada1.4* (0.1, 2.6)2000–20056.5* (1.9, 11.2)2005–2019–0.4 (–1.3, 0.5)
Guatemala–0.9* (–1.6, –0.2)2000–2002–4.5 (–10.0, 1.3)2002–20150.1 (–0.3, 0.5)2015–2019–2.5* (–4.3, –0.6)
Guyana–0.5* (–0.7, –0.2)2000–20042.1* (1.2, 3.0)2004–2014–1.7* (–2.0, –1.5)2014–20190.1 (–0.6, 0.7)
Haiti–0.3* (–0.4, –0.2)
Honduras0.5 (–0.1, 1.2)2000–2010–0.1 (–0.4, 0.3)2000–20138.9* (4.4, 13.5)2013–2019–2.5* (–3.2, –1.8)
Jamaica–0.5 (–3.1, 2.2)2000–2005–5.4* (–8.9, –1.7)2005–20085.5 (–10.9, 25.0)2008–20190.2 (–0.9, 1.4)
Mexico0.6* (0.2, 1.0)2000–2007–1.0* (–1.9, –0.1)2007–20191.5* (1.1, 1.9)
Nicaragua–0.6 (–2.4, 1.3)2000–2011–0.8* (–1.6, –0.0)2011–20143.3 (–8.4, 16.5)2014–2019–2.3 (–4.9, 0.3)
Panama–1.5* (–2.2, –0.8)2000–20100.3 (–0.6, 1.3)2010–2019–3.5* (–4.6, –2.4)
Paraguay–0.5 (–2.0, 0.9)2000–2002–5.9 (–17.1, 7.0)2002–20092.8* (0.6, 5.0)2009–2019–1.8* (–2.7, –0.8)
Peru–1.8* (–2.9, –0.7)2000–2007–3.9* (–4.8, –3.0)2007–20104.0 (–3.0, 11.6)2010–2019–2.0* (–2.6, –1.4)
Saint Lucia–1.4* (–1.8, –1.0)2000–2005–2.0* (–3.0, –1.0)2005–2011–5.1* (–6.0, –4.1)2011–20191.8* (1.3, 2.3)
Saint Vincent–2.1* (–3.5, –0.7)2000–2004–3.9* (–7.5, –0.1)2004–20088.7* (2.3, 15.5)2008–2019–5.2* (–5.9, –4.4)
Suriname–0.2 (–0.8, 0.4)2000–2011–2.3* (–2.7, –2.0)2011–20150.8 (–1.7, 3.3)2015–20195.0* (3.4, 6.7)
Trinidad and Tobago–4.3* (–4.5, –4.0)
United States of America–3.0* (–3.2, –2.9)2000–2011–4.5* (–4.7, –4.2)2011–2019–1.1* (–1.4, –0.7)
Uruguay–2.5* (–2.8, –2.3)
Venezuela–1.2* (–1.9, –0.5)2000–2016–0.8* (–1.1, –0.5)2016–2019–3.4 (–7.4, 0.8)

[i] AAPC, average annual percent change; APC, annual percent change; CI, confidence interval. * P < 0.05 for change in trend.

Figure 1

Trends in mortality from ischemic heart diseases in the Region of the Americas, 2000–2019.

Table 3

Joinpoint analysis for ischemic heart diseases mortality trends in men in the sub regions of the Region of the Americas 2000–2019.

SUB REGIONTOTAL STUDY PERIODPERIOD 1PERIOD 2PERIOD 3
AAPC (95% CI)YEARSAPC (95% CI)YEARSAPC (95% CI)YEARSAPC (95% CI)
Region of the Americas–2.3* (–2.5, –2.1)2000–2007–3.5* (–3.8, –3.3)2007–2012–2.3* (–2.9, –1.7)2012–2019–1.0* (–1.2, –0.7)
North America–3.0* (–3.1, –2.8)2000–2011–4.3* (–4.5, –4.2)2011–2019–1.0* (–1.3, –0.7)
Central America, Mexico and Latin Caribbean0.4* (0.1, 0.7)2000–2007–0.8* (–1.5, –0.1)2007–20191.1* (0.7, 1.4)
Andean Area–1.0* (–1.1, –0.9)
Southern Cone and Brazil–2.4* (–2.5, –2.2)
Non-Latin Caribbean*–1.3* (–2.4, –0.2)2000–2009–1.3* (–2.0, –0.7)2009–2012–3.9 (–10.6, 3.3)2012–2019–0.1 (–1.1, 0.9)

[i] AAPC, average annual percent change; APC, annual percent change; CI, confidence interval. * P < 0.05 for change in trend.

Table 4

Joinpoint analysis for ischemic heart diseases mortality trends in women in the Region of the Americas (Sub regions), 2000–2019.

SUB REGIONTOTAL STUDY PERIODPERIOD 1PERIOD 2PERIOD 3
AAPC (95% CI)YEARSAPC (95% CI)YEARSAPC (95% CI)YEARSAPC (95% CI)
Region of the Americas–2.7* (–3.0, –2.5)2000–2009–3.8* (–4.0, –3.7)2009–2014–2.3* (–3.0, –1.6)2014–2019–1.1* (–1.6, –0.6)
North America–3.4* (–3.8, –2.9)2000–2011–4.9* (–5.1, –4.6)2011–2017–2.0* (–2.8, –1.1)2017–20191.0 (–2.9, 5.0)
Central America, Mexico and Latin Caribbean–0.3* (–0.5, –0.0)2000–2007–1.3* (–1.9, –0.7)2007–20190.3* (0.0, 0.6)
Andean Area–1.4* (–1.6, –1.2)2000–2007–1.9* (–2.4, –1.4)2007–2019–1.1* (–1.3, –0.9)
Southern Cone and Brazil–2.9* (–3.1, –2.8)
Non-Latin Caribbean–1.4* (–1.5, –1.3)2000–2012–2.4* (–2.5, –2.2)2012–20190.3 (–0.0, 0.6)

[i] AAPC, average annual percent change; APC, annual percent change; CI, confidence interval. * P < 0.05 for change in trend.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1144 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
Language: English
Submitted on: Nov 1, 2021
Accepted on: Jul 26, 2022
Published on: Aug 11, 2022
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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