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Table 26

(Chapter 8: Health)

Number of Deaths and Death Rate by Leading Cause of Death
  2002*   2003#
Cause Number   Rate (1)   Number   Rate (1)
Malignant neoplasms 11 658   171.8     11 907   175.0  
Diseases of heart 4 969   73.2     5 236   77.0  
Cerebrovascular disease 3 218   47.4     3 382   49.7  
Pneumonia 3 194   47.1     3 770   55.4  
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 2 075   30.6     2 157   31.7  

Notes:

Ranking of causes of death is according to year 2002's number of deaths.

(1)

Death rate per 100 000 population.

Source:

Department of Health.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2961 8569)

     
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