TABLE 16
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH 1961, 1976 AND 1986 (Ranking According to 1986 Bata)
Number of Deaths
Gause of Deach
Percentage of Deaths from all causes
Rate per 100 000 population
1961
1976
1986
1961
1976
1986
1961
1976
1986
All causes
18 738
23 195
26 030
100.0
100.0
100.0
591.5
513.4 $70.5
1. Malignant neoplasms
2 280
5 368
8 054
12.2
23.1
30.9
72.0
118.8 145.6
2.
Heart diseases, including
1 866
3 967
4.337
9.9
17.1
16.7
58.9
87.8 78.4
hypertensive heart disease
3.
Cerebrovascular disease
1 401
2 520
2.976
7,5
10.9
11.4
44.2
55.8
53.8
4.
Pneumonia, all forms
2 665
2 119
1 591
14.2
9.1
6.1
84.1
46.9
28.8
5.
Injury and poisoning
1 100
1 892
1 576
5.9
8.2
6.1
34.7
41.9
28.5
All other causes
9.426
7 329
7 496
50.3
31.6
28.8
297.6
162.2 135.5
All ages
◊ years
All causes
1.
Congenital anomalies
Hypoxia, birth asphyxia & other
4 098
1 092
553
100.0
100.0
100.0
157
289
205
3.8
26.5
37.1
142
134
154
3.4
12.3
27.8
3 840.7
147.1
133.1
1.431.4
378.8 269.7
727.6
175.6 202.6
respiratory conditions
3.
Haemolytic disease of fetus or
newborn, perinatal jaundice & other
204
121
76
5.0
11.1
13.7
191.2
158.6 100.0
causes of perinatal morbidity
4
•
Immaturity
1 142
192
52
27.9
17.6
9.4
1 070.3
251.7
68.4
5.
Pneumonia, all forms
1 166
137
15
28.5
12.5
2.7
1 092.8
179.6
19.7
All other causes
1 287
219
51
31,4
20.0
9.2
1 206.2
287.1
67,1
TABLE 16 (Cont'd)
Number of Deaths
Cause of Death
Percentage of Deaths from all causes
1961
1976
1986
1961
1976
1986
1961
Rate per 100 000 population
1976
1986
1-4 years
All causes
1 805
271
129
100.0
100.0
100.0 427.5
84.1
37.8
Injury and poisoning
107
80
38
5.9
29.5
29.5
25.3
24.8
11.1
Diseases of nervous system
18
20
12
1.0
7.4
9.3
4.3
6.2
3.5
3. Congenital anomalies
14
37
15
0.8
13.7
11.6
3.3
11.5
4.4
4.
Pneumonia, all forms
603
54
19
33.4
19.9
14.7
142.8
16.8
5.6
5.
Malignant neoplas45
18
16
20
1.0
5.9
15.5
4.3
5.0
5.9
All other causes
1 045
64
25 57.9
23.6
19.4
247.5
19.9
7.3
5-14 years
All causes
587
342
174
100.0
100.0
100.0
77.7
35.3
20.3
1.
Injury and poisoning
177
123
52
30.2
36.0
29.9
23.4
12.7
6.1
2. Malignant neoplasms
40
51
45
6.8
14.9
25.9
5.3
5.3
5.2
3. Diseases of nervous system
29
16
11
4.9
4.7
6.3
3.8
1.7
1.3
4.
Heart disease, including
33
20
11
5.6
5.8
6.3
4.4
2.1
1.3
hypertensive heart disease
5.
Cerebrovascular disease
4
12
8
0.7
3.5
4.6
0.5
1.2
0.9
All other causes
304
120
47
35.1
35.1
27.0
40.3
12.4
5.5