Table 1.

Descriptive statistics on respiratory mortality data the study used (2015–2019)

Causes of death	Age categories	Case	%
Respiratory disease	Total	161,059	100.0
	0–59 y	6,396	4.0
	60–69 y	11,741	7.3
	70–79 y	39,628	24.6
	80 y and older	103,271	64.1
	Females	71,372	44.3
	Males	89,687	55.7
Pneumonia	Total	95,201	59.1
	0–59 y	3,709	2.3
	60–69 y	5,847	3.6
	70–79 y	21,100	13.1
	80 y and older	64,531	40.1
	Females	45,529	28.3
	Males	49,672	30.8
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	Total	33,478	20.8
	0–59 y	884	0.5
	60–69 y	2580	1.6
	70–79 y	8964	5.6
	80 y and older	21,043	13.1
	Females	12,248	7.6
	Males	21,230	13.2
Other respiratory diseases	Total	32,380	20.1
	0–59 y	1803	1.1
	60–69 y	3314	2.1
	70–79 y	9564	5.9
	80 y and older	17,697	11.0
	Females	13,595	8.4
	Males	18,785	11.7