Pan American Whole Health Alliance - Alianza de Pan American de la Salud Integral
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Pan American Whole Health Alliance - Alianza de Pan American de la Salud Integral
Make a tax-deductible donation and help support PAWHA's Vision of Whole Health in the Americas. |
Basic Information About the Bahamas For a very complete look at general statistics look to the World Factbook http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bf.html Health Information (1) The following information is by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program. As it is a temporary on-line searchable source it is not possible to bookmark or hyperlink to the site. Below is some of the information from the country study. In 1982 the major causes of death in the Bahamas were, in descending order of incidence: cancer, heart disease, accidents and violence, bronchitis, emphysema and asthma, cerebrovascular diseases, and diseases originating in the perinatal period. Health Information (2) For detailed health data please go the the PAHO website : http://www.paho.org/English/SHA/prflbah.htm
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