TABLE 15
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH 1956, 1966 & 1975 (RANKING ACCORDING TO 1956)
Causes of Death
1956
Number of Deathe
1966
Percent of Deaths from
Rate per 100,000
1975
1956
all Causes
1966
population
1975
1956
1966
1975
All Causea
Pneumonia, all forms
19.295 18,700 21.191 100.0
100.0
100.0
738.0
515.2
485.3
2. Tuberculosis, all forms
3.862# 2,026# 2,188 2,629 1,515
20.0
10.8
10.3
147.7
55.8 50.1
646
13.6
8.1
3.1
100.6
41.7
14.8
3. Gastritis, duodenitis,
enteritis & colitis (except diarrhoea of new born
2,364
167
12.3
0.9
90.4
4.6
4.
Heart disease, including hypertensive disease
5. Malignant neoplasms All other causes
1,354
1,328 3,249 5,105
7.758 9,941
2.591 3,311 7.0
13.8
15.6
51,8
71.4
75.8
6.9
17.4
24.1
50.8
89.5
116.9
9,152
40.2
49.0
46.9
296.7
252.2
227.7
4 years
All Causes
2,820
968
248 100.0
100.0
100.0
768.7
229.1
77.6
1. Pneumonia, all forEE
1,112
288
48
39.5
29.8
19.4
303.2
68,2
15.0
Gastritis, duodenitis, enteritis & colitis (except diarrhoea of new born)
731
35
25.9
3.6
199.3
8.3
3. Tuberculosis, all forms
All accidents
470
76
104
23
30
7 16.7
3.1
2.8
128.2
7.1
2.2
71
2.7
10.7
28.6
20.7
24.6
22.2
All Ages
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TABLE 15 (Cont'd)
Causes of Death
Number of Deathe
Percent of Deaths from
Rate per 100,000
all Causes
population
1956
1966 1975
1956
1966
1975
1956
1966
1975
5. Measles
66
293
2.3
30.3
18.0
69.3
All other causes
365
218
122
12.9
22.5
49.2
99.3
51.6
38.2
5.
14 years
All Causea
679
489
325
100.0
100.0
100.0 138.0
50.5
33.5
1.
Tuberculosis, all forma
153
12
4
22.5
2.5
1.2
31.1
1.2
0.4
2. Preumonia, all forms
152
58
28
22,4
11.9
8.6
30.9
6.0
2.9
3.
All accidenta
98
177
121
14.4
36.2
37.2
19.9
18.3
12.5
4.
Gastritis, duodenitis, enteritis & colitis (except diarrhoea of new born)
5. Nephritis & nephrosis
54
8.0
0.8
11.0
0.4
28
12
3
4.1
2.4
2.5
5.7
1.2
0.8
194
226
164
28.6
46.2 50.5 39.4
23.4
16.9
All other causes
44 years
All Causes
3,275
2.573 2,221
100.0
1.
Tuberculosis, all forma
865
335
85
26.4
100.0
13.0
100.0 258.7 178.6
112.7
3.8 68.3
23.3
4.3
2. Malignant neoplasma
360
618
661
11.0
24.0 29.8
28.4
42.9
33.5
3. Heart disease. including
287
261
176
8.8
10.2
7.9
22.7
18.1
8.9
hypertensive disease
4.
All accidents
260
340
248
7.9
13.2
11.2
20.5
23.6
12.6
5.
Pneumonia, all forms
197
110
112
6.0
4.3
5.0
15.6
7.6
5.7
All other causes
-1.306
000
939
39.9
35.3
42.3 103.2
63.1
47.7
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