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Geographical regions: Africa (AFR), Americas (AMR), Eastern Mediterranean (EMR), Europe (EUR), South East Asia (SEA), Western Pacific (WPR). Mortality strata: A, very low child and adult mortality; B, low child and adult mortality; C, low child, high adult mortality; D, high child and adult mortality; E, high child, very high adult mortality (WHO, 2000).
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(2010). WHO Geographically Defined, Mortality Stratified Regions (WHO, 2000). In: Preedy, V.R., Watson, R.R. (eds) Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78665-0_6923
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