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Table 1 Comparing age-adjusted mortality per 100,000 inhabitants in Catalonia and the Canary Islands 2006

From: Opposite poles: A comparison between two Spanish regions in health-related quality of life, with implications for health policy

Cause

Catalonia

Canary Islands

Cancer

157.8 (110.3)

161.6 (113.3)

Ischemic heart disease

43.7 (20.2)

73.3 (37.6)

Stroke

36.4 (11.3)

34.4 (12.7)

Diabetes Mellitus

11.6 (4.0)

30.7 (10.8)

All causes

512.3

575.2

  1. In parentheses, adjusted mortality per 100,000 inhabitants at age younger than 75
  2. Source: Spanish Ministry of Health, "Mortalidad por cáncer, por enfermedad isquémica del corazón, por
  3. enfermedades cerebrovasculares y por diabetes mellitus en España" available in the webpage http://www.msc.es/
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