DATA TO EXERCISE – SESSION VI

Causes of Death in Colombia — 1999 Frequency 

TOTAL 183,553 

101 Intestinal Infectious disease 1,652 

102 Tuberculosis, including sequelae 1,377 

103 Certain zoonotic bacterial diseases and rabies 216 

104 Certain immune-preventable diseases 117 

105 Meningitis 578 

106 Septicemia 1,100 

107 Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission 30 

108 Human inmunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease 1,713 

109 Respiratory infectious disease 5,277 

110 Other infectious and parasitic diseases 578 

201 Malignant neoplasm of stomach 4,112 

202 Malignant neoplasm of colon 1,282 

203 Malignant neoplasm of digestive organs 1,175 

204 Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatico 2,032 

205 Malignant neoplasm of pancreas 852 

206 Malignant neoplasm of trachea 2,877 

207 Malignant neoplasm of respiratory organs 533 

208 Malignant neoplasm of breast 1,449 

209 Malignant neoplasm of uterus 2,126 

210 Malignant neoplasm of prostate 1,828 

211 Malignant neoplasm of urinary tract 1,207 

212 Malignant neoplasm of lymphoid, hematopoietic, etc. 2,466 

213 Other malignant neoplasm 4,487 

214 In situ neoplasm 506 

301 Acute rheumatic fever 315 

302 Hypertensive diseases 5,490 

303 IIschemic heart diseases 21,908 

304 Pulmonary heart disease and diseases of pulmonary circulation 3,434 

306 Heart failure 3,902 

307 Cerebrovascular diseases 13,393 

308 Atherosclerosis 329 

309 Other and unspecified disorders of circulatory system 1,534 

401 Fetus and newborn affected by maternal factors and complications 

 of pregnancy/labor/delivery 114 

402 Fetus and newborn affected by maternal conditions that may be 

 unrelated to present pregnancy 912 

403 Slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition, low birth weight 195 

404 Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period 4,790 

405 Bacterial sepsis of newborn 790 

406 Hemolytic disease of fetus and newborn 65 

407 Other neonatal diseases 1,187 

501 Transportation accidents, including sequelae 7,624 

502 Other transportation accidents and unspecified, including sequelae 70 

503 Falls 1,037 

504 Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces, machines, blunt objects, knives 23 

505 Accidental use of firearms 64 

506 Accidental drowning and submersion 1,246 

507 Exposure to smoke, fire and flame 191 
508 Accidental poisoning by and exposure to noxious substances 118 

509 Complications of medical and surgical care 162 

510 Other accidents, including sequelae 2,602 

511 Intentional self-harm, including sequelae 2,167 

512 Assault (homicide), including sequelae 25,855 

513 Legal intervention and war, including sequelae 241 

514 Event of undetermined intent, including sequelae 2,559 

601 Diabetes mellitus 6,801 

602 Nutritional deficiencies and nutritional anemias 1,931 

603 Mental and behavioral disorders 48 

604 Diseases of the nervous system, except meningitis 1,565 

605 Chronic lower respiratory disease 9,452 

606 Other diseases of the upper respiratory tract 28 

607 Lung diseases due to external agents 1,020 

608 Other respiratory diseases 1,383 

609 Acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis 842 

610 Chronic diseases of liver and cirrhosis 1,752 

611 Other diseases of the digestive system 4,483 

612 Diseases of the genitourinary system 2,864 

613 Hyperplasia of prostate 91 

614 Pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium 677 

615 Congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities 2,549 

616 Residue 2,548 

700 Symptoms, signs undefined 3,632 

Source: National Department of Statistics. 

(Departamento Nacional de Estadisticas. DANE, Colombia)

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 Colombia Population — 1999 

1999 

Age Group Total Men Women 

0–4 3,754,870 1,914,391 1,840,479 

5–9 3,816,670 1,943,375 1,873,295 

10–14 3,840,632 1,947,256 1,893,376 

15–19 3,301,436 1,614,187 1,687,249 

20–24 3,156,530 1,508,254 1,648,276 

25–29 2,977,533 1,420,298 1,557,235 

30–34 2,693,270 1,303,844 1,389,426 

35–39 2,219,750 1,060,353 1,159,397 

40–44 1,735,926 864,685 871,241 

45–49 1,323,815 650,119 673,696 

50–54 1,139,501 559,518 579,983 

55–59 855,265 413,838 441,427 

60–64 798,234 388,860 409,374 

65–69 539,716 260,405 279,311 

70–74 417,485 201,401 216,084 

75–79 260,423 23,908 136,515 

80–84 161,961 73,107 88,854 

85 + 116,823 48,740 68,083 

Total 33,109,840 16,296,539 16,813,301 

Source: National Department of Statistics. 

(Departamento Nacional de Estadisticas. DANE, Colombia)

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Number of Homicides in Cali — 2001 

Cali Population 2001 

Number of Cases Population 2001 

Age Group Female Male Age Group Female Male Total 

< 5 2 3 < 5 102,842 106,858 209,700 

5–9 0 0 5–9 106,200 109,435 215,635 

10–14 4 24 10–14 100,103 98,195 198,298 

15–19 20 358 15–19 120,593 92,569 213,162 

20–24 18 423 20–24 129,125 97,165 226,290 

25–29 19 338 25–29 109,954 84,411 194,365 

30–34 25 250 30–34 86,208 73,768 159,976 

35–39 10 200 35–39 71,874 62,559 134,433 

40–44 14 127 40–44 48,674 48,245 96,919 

45–49 8 80 45–49 40,638 37,044 77,682 

50–54 7 50 50–54 35,759 31,466 67,225 

55–59 4 30 55–59 27,152 24,144 51,296 

60–64 1 18 60–64 21,741 18,242 39,983 

65 + 8 14 65 + 41,729 31,414 73,143 

Total 140 1,915 Total 1,042,592 915,515 1,958,107 

Source: Fatal Injury Surveillance System, Cali, Colombia. Data from: Police, Forensic Medicine, 

District Attorney, Transportation Office. Population data from Public Health Secretary. 

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Motor Vehicle-Related Deaths in El Salvador — 2000 

(El Salvador’s population, 2000: 6,236,410) 

Means of Transportation Frequency 

Pedestrian 1,122 

Motorcyclists 28 

Cyclists 69 

Vehicle driver 106 

Vehicle passenger 258 

Aviation 8 

Unspecified 38 

TOTAL 1,629 

 Source: Injury Surveillance Workshop in El Salvador; 2003. Data from: Forensic Medicine. 

Pedestrian Deaths in El Salvador — 2000 

Age Group and Sex of Victims 

Frequency Age Group Females Males 

0–4 17 13 

5–9 36 9 

10–14 30 13 

15–19 46 21 

20–24 96 20 

25–29 73 16 

30–34 93 20 

35–39 67 13 

40–44 74 6 

45–49 53 10 

50–54 47 11 

55–59 40 19 

60+ 216 63 

Total 888 234 

 Source: Injury Surveillance Workshop in El Salvador; 2003. Data from: Forensic Medicine. 

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El Salvador Population — 2000 

Age Groups Males Females 

< 5 406,871 390,291 

5–9 382,228 368,752 

10–14 348,284 333,697 

15–19 333,172 324,666 

20–24 339,998 335,751 

25–29 280,518 288,195 

30–34 207,031 232,513 

35–39 153,285 182,684 

40–44 134,591 157,884 

45–49 114,945 129,611 

50–54 99,861 110,408 

55–59 78,434 86,665 

60 + 165,858 250,217 

Total 3,045,076 3,191,334 

Source: Injury Surveillance Workshop in El Salvador; 2003. Data from: Forensic Medicine. 

Injury Surveillance System in Emergency Rooms 

El Salvador, May to November 2002 

Intention and Sex of Victim 

Age Groups 

Intention < 1 year 1–4 5–9 10–19 20–59 60+ Subtotal Total

Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female

Unintentional 408 316 929 578 904 449 810 288 1,474 533 232 238 4,757 2,402 7,159 

Self-Inflicted 12 5 15 13 19 5 14 25 39 13 1 0 100 61 161 

ViolenceRelated 5 3 12 8 34 12 156 26 574 78 31 2 812 129 941 

Other 2 2 3 1 5 1 1 4 8 1 0 1 19 10 29 

Unknown 3 0 2 1 4 1 9 1 37 2 6 0 61 5 66 

Total 430 326 961 601 966 468 990 344 2,132 627 270 241 5,749 2,607 8,356 

Source: Injury Surveillance System in Emgency Department in El Salvador; 2002. 

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Nature and Intention of Injury—Injury Surveillance System in Emergency Rooms, 

El Salvador, May to November 2002

Intention Nature of injury Unintentional Self-Inflicted Assaults Other Unknown 

Total 

Wound /Superficial 

Injury 2,619 41 419 5 20 3,104 

Fracture 1,955 33 123 3 10 2,124 

Penetrating Injury 370 19 291 5 17 702 

Abrasion 351 3 18 1 1 374 

Burn 349 5 8 1 1 364 

Sprain/Strain 241 5 4 0 1 251 

Bite 156 0 1 5 0 162 

Injury Internal Organs 97 12 38 2 6 155 

Cerebral Concussion 110 3 3 0 4 120 

Other 634 27 25 2 3 691 

Unknown 35 0 1 1 3 40 

TOTAL 6,917 148 931 25 66 8,087

 Source: Injury Surveillance System in Emgency Department in El Salvador; 2002. 

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