|
Rank |
Cause of Death |
Death rate
|
|
. |
|
| 1. |
Diseases of the heart |
191 |
| 2. |
Malignant neoplasms |
177 |
| 3. |
Cerebrovascular diseases |
41.6 |
| 4. |
Chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease, emphysema, chronic bronchitis |
41.2 |
| 5. |
Accidents |
37.8 |
| 6. |
Alzheimer's disease |
22.8 |
| 7. |
Diabetes mellitus |
22.4 |
| 8. |
Influenza and pneumonia |
16.3 |
| 9. |
Nephritis, nephrotic
syndrome, and nephrosis |
14.4 |
| 10. |
Septicemia |
11.0 |
| 11. |
Suicide |
10.8 |
| 12. |
Chronic liver disease and
cirrhosis |
8.9 |
| 13. |
Essential hypertension and
hypertensive renal disease |
7.3 |
| 14. |
Parkinson's disease |
6.4 |
| 15. |
Assault (homocide) |
5.8 |
|