Table 26
Appendices ❘ 475
(Chapter 8: Health)
Number of Registered Deaths and Death Rate by Leading Cause of Death
2007#
Cause
Malignant neoplasms
Diseases of heart
Pneumonia
Cerebrovascular diseases
External causes of morbidity
and mortality(2)
2006
Number
Rate(1)
Number
Rate(1)
12 093
176.4
12 630
182.4
5 619
81.9
6 100
88.1
4 201
61.3
4 754
68.6
3 302
48.2
3 477
50.2
1 961
28.6
2 059
29.7
Notes: Ranking of causes of death is in accordance with the number of registered deaths in the year of 2006.
(1) Death rate per 100 000 population.
(2) According to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision, when the morbid condition is classifiable under Chapter XIX as "injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes", the codes under Chapter XX for "external causes of morbidity and mortality" should be used as the primary cause of death.
Source: Department of Health.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2961 8569)