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===Health=== Health conditions in Cayenne and French Guiana are generally good. The principal illnesses that cause mortality are circulatory, infectious and parasitic diseases, as well as cancer. A branch of the [[Pasteur Institute]] in Paris, located in Cayenne, conducts research on tropical and endemic local diseases and is renowned throughout [[Latin America]]. Life expectancy averages about 76 years for men and 83 years for women.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/French-Guiana|title=French Guiana {{!}} history – geography – territorial collectivity, France|newspaper=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=2016-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127022133/https://www.britannica.com/place/French-Guiana|archive-date=27 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The main hospital of the city is the [[Andrée-Rosemon Hospital]] which opened in 1992.<ref name="overview">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hopital.fr/annuaire-etablissement/de-cayenne-andree-rosemon,6342|title=Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne Andrée Rosemon (Cayenne)|website=Hopital.fr |language=fr |access-date=6 May 2020}}</ref>
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