| 21-36 Death Rate of 10 Major Diseases in Rural Areas (2007) | ||
| No. | Cause of Death | As % of Total Deaths |
| Total | 93.19 | |
| 1 | Malignant Tumour | 24.80 |
| 2 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 20.59 |
| 3 | Diseases of the Respiratory System | 17.24 |
| 4 | Heart Diseases | 14.80 |
| 5 | Trauma and Toxicosis | 8.96 |
| 6 | Diseases of the Digestive System | 2.69 |
| 7 | Endocrine, Nutritional & Metabolic Diseases | 1.52 |
| 8 | Disease of the Genitourinary System | 1.22 |
| 9 | Disease of the Nervous System | 0.77 |
| 10 | Mental Disorders | 0.60 |
| Male Total | 93.66 | |
| 1 | Malignant Tumour | 28.05 |
| 2 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 19.64 |
| 3 | Diseases of the Respiratory System | 15.83 |
| 4 | Heart Diseases | 13.28 |
| 5 | Trauma and Toxicosis | 10.33 |
| 6 | Diseases of the Digestive System | 2.96 |
| 7 | Disease of the Genitourinary System | 1.27 |
| 8 | Endocrine, Nutritional & Metabolic Diseases | 1.16 |
| 9 | Disease of the Nervous System | 0.67 |
| 10 | Mental Disorders | 0.47 |
| Female Total | 92.55 | |
| 1 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 21.92 |
| 2 | Malignant Tumour | 20.26 |
| 3 | Diseases of the Respiratory System | 19.22 |
| 4 | Heart Diseases | 16.92 |
| 5 | Trauma and Toxicosis | 7.05 |
| 6 | Diseases of the Degestive System | 2.31 |
| 7 | Disease of the Genitourinary System | 2.02 |
| 8 | Endocrine, Nutritional & Metabolic Diseases | 1.17 |
| 9 | Disease of the Nervous System | 0.90 |
| 10 | Mental Disorders | 0.78 |
| a) Statistics in the table cover all the counties under the jurisdiction of city governments in Beijing | ||
| and Tianjin, and 80 counties (cities at county level) in 14 provinces (municipalities) such as Jiangsu. | ||