Table 1:

Cause of death, by age group, 1974–2015

Causes of deathAge < 30 yr
n (%)
Age 30–44 yr
n (%)
Age 45–59 yr
n (%)
Age 60–74 yr
n (%)
Age > 75 yr
n (%)
All ages
n (%)
Womenn = 3536n = 3627n = 12 787n = 37 179n = 79 153n = 136 282
Cardio-cerebrovascular diseases162 (4.58)467 (12.88)3249 (25.41)14 046 (37.78)33 468 (42.28)51 392 (37.71)
Cancer524 (14.82)1552 (42.79)6134 (47.97)12 037 (32.38)12 170 (15.38)32 417 (23.79)
Respiratory diseases35 (0.99)92 (2.54)486 (3.8)3307 (8.89)9469 (11.96)13 389 (9.82)
Injuries852 (24.1)600 (16.54)729 (5.7)1409 (3.79)4524 (5.72)8114 (5.95)
Diabetes mellitus25 (0.71)58 (1.6)304 (2.38)1961 (5.27)3528 (4.46)5876 (4.31)
Digestive diseases64 (1.81)83 (2.29)393 (3.07)1301 (3.5)2973 (3.76)4814 (3.53)
Neurological conditions91 (2.57)88 (2.43)148 (1.16)589 (1.58)1848 (2.33)2764 (2.03)
Infectious and parasitic diseases164 (4.64)185 (5.1)530 (4.14)787 (2.12)573 (0.72)2239 (1.64)
Genitourinary diseases63 (1.78)89 (2.45)254 (1.99)489 (1.32)759 (0.96)1654 (1.21)
Respiratory infections149 (4.21)15 (0.41)51 (0.4)199 (0.54)1063 (1.34)1477 (1.08)
Musculoskeletal diseases92 (2.6)123 (3.39)155 (1.21)259 (0.7)399 (0.5)1028 (0.75)
Mental and substance use disorders84 (2.38)127 (3.5)155 (1.21)200 (0.54)181 (0.23)747 (0.55)
Congenital anomalies515 (14.56)58 (1.6)56 (0.44)32 (0.09)36 (0.05)697 (0.51)
Neonatal conditions567 (16.04)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)567 (0.42)
Endocrine, blood, immune disorders37 (1.05)38 (1.05)70 (0.55)136 (0.37)224 (0.28)505 (0.37)
Skin diseases4 (0.11)6 (0.17)12 (0.09)66 (0.18)201 (0.25)289 (0.21)
Maternal conditions38 (1.07)16 (0.44)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)54 (0.04)
Nutritional deficiencies5 (0.14)1 (0.03)1 (0.01)2 (0.01)6 (0.01)15 (0.01)
Sense organ diseases0 (0)1 (0.03)0 (0)3 (0.01)6 (0.01)10 (0.01)
Oral conditions0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (0)2 (0)3 (0)
Unknown65 (1.84)28 (0.77)60 (0.47)355 (0.95)7723 (9.76)8230 (6.04)
Menn = 4731n = 6237n = 22 056n = 53 722n = 67 304n = 154 050
Cardio-cerebrovascular disease246 (5.2)845 (13.55)5445 (24.69)18 119 (33.73)25 718 (38.21)50 373 (32.70)
Cancer672 (14.2)2140 (34.31)10 274 (46.58)21 303 (39.65)15 540 (23.09)49 929 (32.41)
Respiratory diseases67 (1.42)174 (2.79)887 (4.02)6184 (11.51)12 249 (18.2)19 561 (12.70)
Injuries1267 (26.78)1257 (20.15)1491 (6.76)1581 (2.94)2420 (3.6)8016 (5.20)
Digestive diseases107 (2.26)280 (4.49)818 (3.71)1354 (2.52)1986 (2.95)4545 (2.95)
Infectious and parasitic diseases238 (5.03)640 (10.26)1382 (6.27)1305 (2.43)736 (1.09)4301 (2.79)
Diabetes mellitus18 (0.38)81 (1.3)400 (1.81)1449 (2.7)2181 (3.24)4129 (2.68)
Neurological conditions157 (3.32)147 (2.36)246 (1.12)655 (1.22)1239 (1.84)2444 (1.59)
Genitourinary diseases111 (2.35)138 (2.21)266 (1.21)526 (0.98)876 (1.3)1917 (1.24)
Respiratory infections206 (4.35)29 (0.46)116 (0.53)302 (0.56)985 (1.46)1638 (1.06)
Mental and substance use disorders108 (2.28)267 (4.28)278 (1.26)181 (0.34)66 (0.1)900 (0.58)
Neonatal conditions746 (15.77)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)746 (0.48)
Congenital anomalies593 (12.53)45 (0.72)34 (0.15)42 (0.08)20 (0.03)734 (0.48)
Musculoskeletal diseases27 (0.57)24 (0.38)72 (0.33)148 (0.28)204 (0.3)475 (0.31)
Endocrine, blood, immune disorders58 (1.23)34 (0.55)69 (0.31)87 (0.16)153 (0.23)401 (0.26)
Skin diseases4 (0.08)9 (0.14)6 (0.03)38 (0.07)68 (0.1)125 (0.08)
Sense organ diseases1 (0.02)0 (0)1 (0)2 (0)3 (0)7 (0)
Nutritional deficiencies3 (0.06)0 (0)0 (0)1 (0)2 (0)6 (0)
Oral conditions0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (0)0 (0)1 (0)
Maternal conditions0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
Unknown102 (2.16)127 (2.04)271 (1.23)444 (0.83)2858 (4.25)3800 (2.47)