Health in Puerto Rico 529 indicators covering health for Puerto Rico. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Lung cancer deaths per 100000 by sex 1950 2002 5.6 2022 down 26.2% 72nd Lung cancer death rates males 26.19 2022 up 13.4% 55th Lung cancer deaths men women 11.79 2022 down 25.5% 83rd Homicide rate who mortality database 20.67 2022 down 23.4% 11th Cardiovascular disease death rate who mdb 104.2 2022 down 6.2% 77th Cancer death rate by age group 0 2022 down 100.0% 77th Cancer death rate who mdb 80.05 2022 down 15.1% 76th Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate who mdb 16.88 2022 down 32.1% 35th Cardiovascular disease death rate age group who mdb 5.7 2022 down 88.8% 60th Unintentional injuries death rate by age group who mdb 0 2022 — 85th Death rate by cause who mdb 80.05 2022 down 15.1% 76th Cardiovascular disease death rate males vs females 143.59 2022 down 0.7% 70th Chronic respiratory diseases death rate who mdb 21.71 2022 down 7.3% 39th Death rate from digestive diseases who mdb 22.28 2022 down 3.5% 49th Death rate from maternal disorders 0.4339 2022 up 1,254.6% 25th Cardiovascular disease death crude rate who mdb 291.12 2022 up 43.4% 34th Cardiovascular disease death rate over time males vs females 74.25 2022 down 12.2% 83rd Cancer death rate crude vs age standardized who mdb 80.05 2022 down 15.1% 76th Maternal mortality rate who mdb 0.4339 2022 up 1,254.6% 25th Stomach cancer death rate 2.58 2022 down 31.5% 86th Colon and rectum cancer death rate 10.37 2022 down 12.3% 47th Breast cancer death rate in women 11.53 2022 down 23.0% 77th Cervical cancer death rate in women 2.02 2022 up 3.0% 72nd Prostate cancer death rate in men 13.9 2022 down 22.8% 48th Death rate from cancer by sex 99.81 2022 down 16.7% 71st Cardiovascular disease death rate crude versus age standardized 104.2 2022 down 6.2% 77th New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB 93.0% 2023 down 7.0% 84th Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old 0 2022 down 100.0% 99th Death rate from cardiovascular diseases age group who mdb 3.09 2022 down 19.3% 68th Life expectancy at birth who gho 79.9 2021 up 1.7% 28th Age-standardized suicide rates 3.97 2021 down 32.4% 146th Premature deaths due to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) as a 26.81 2021 up 7.3% 153rd Total NCD Deaths 27,321 2021 down 4.4% 115th Probability (%) of dying between age 30 and exact age 70 from any of 10.1% 2021 down 18.5% 160th Life expectancy at age 60 24.61 2021 up 3.2% 14th Age-standardized NCD mortality rate 319.09 2021 down 11.3% 160th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 0.2705 2021 up 75.3% 133rd Life expectancy at birth 79.9 2021 up 1.7% 28th Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) 107.3 2021 down 6.5% 137th Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 18.5 2021 up 2.5% 14th nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n 0.0058 2021 down 32.0% 133rd nLx - person-years lived between ages x and x+n 99,478 2021 up 0.2% 52nd lx - number of people left alive at age x 100,000 2021 unchanged 1st nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n 0.0058 2021 down 31.8% 133rd Tx - person-years lived above age x 7.99 million 2021 up 1.7% 28th Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth 68.82 2021 up 1.3% 27th ex - expectation of life at age x 79.9 2021 up 1.7% 28th ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n 580.3 2021 down 31.8% 133rd Respiratory infections death rate age group 22.79 2022 up 28.4% 50th Respiratory infection death rate who mdb 36.87 2022 up 204.9% 38th Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 18 2021 down 64.0% 184th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 2 2021 down 84.6% 175th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 0 2021 down 100.0% 185th Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 2 2023 up 100.0% 148th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 15 2021 down 48.3% 179th Births attended by skilled health personnel 99.8% 2022 unchanged 33rd Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 12.44 2021 up 34.4% 131st Concentrations of fine particulate matter 10.14 2023 down 24.1% 142nd New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 15 2023 down 64.3% 177th ← Previous Page 8 of 9 Next →