21-22 Death Rates of 10 Major Diseases in Rural Areas (1997)

 

No.

Cause of Death

As % of Total Deaths

 

 

 

 

Total

91.47

1

Respiratory Disease

23.38

2

Cerebrovasular Disease

17.82

3

Malignant Tumour

17.12

4

Trauma and Toxicosis

11.67

5

Heart Trouble

11.48

6

Digestive Disease

4.39

7

Newborn Baby Disease

1.46

8

Urinary Disease

1.41

9

Pulmonary Tuberculosis

1.39

10

Infectious Disease (Excluding Pulmonary Tuberculosis)

1.35

 

 

 

 

Male Total

92.71

1

Respiratory Disease

22.15

2

Malignant Tumour

19.44

3

Cerebrovasular Disease

17.41

4

Trauma and Toxicosis

12.63

5

Heart Trouble

10.42

6

Digestive Disease

4.73

7

Pulmonary Tuberculosis

1.61

8

Pulmonary Tuberculosis

1.48

9

Infectious Disease (Excluding Pulmonary Tuberculosis)

1.43

10

Newborn Baby Disease

1.41

 

 

 

 

Female Total

89.92

1

Respiratory Disease

24.91

2

Cerebrovasular Disease

18.32

3

Malignant Tumour

14.26

4

Heart Trouble

12.80

5

Trauma and Toxicosis

10.48

6

Digestive Disease

3.79

7

Newborn Baby Disease

1.51

8

Urinary Disease

1.33

9

Internal System, Nutrition Metabolite and Immunity Disease

1.27

10

Infectious Disease (Excluding Pulmonary Tuberculosis)

1.25

 

 

 

 

a)       Statistics in the table cover 79 counties, including counties in Beijing.