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. 2003 Oct 25;327(7421):964. doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7421.964

Table 3.

Death rate by selected causes at age 35-69 years per 100 000 (standardised to world population)

Age 15-34 years
Age 35-69 years
Men
Women
Men
Women
Cause of death 1991 1994 1998 2001 1991 1994 1998 2001 1991 1994 1998 2001 1991 1994 1998 2001
All causes 298 457 392 454 82.1 117 109 124 1789 2814 2117 2566 674 959 756 873
Infectious diseases:
All 6.5 11.2 15.9 21.6 2.1 3.1 4.3 5.6 34 64.2 58 74.1 4.6 9 7.2 10.7
Tuberculosis 5.2 9.2 13.2 17.5 1.1 1.7 2.9 3.6 30.4 55.5 53.9 68 2.5 4.6 5 7.6
All cancer 12.7 13.3 12.6 11.6 12.4 12.2 11.9 11.6 447 455 403 384 194 201 189 187
Circulatory system:
All 20.6 38.4 30.7 35.9 7 11 8.9 11.2 734 1180 905 1121 305 452 354 417
Ischaemic disease 8.9 16.9 10.6 11.9 1.4 3.0 1.9 2.4 433.2 688.9 508.6 616.3 128.4 202 148 176
Cerebrovascular 3.6 5.1 4.4 5.1 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.6 204 302.4 256.9 300.7 123.6 167 145.7 159.7
Respiratory system:
All 4.2 9.4 8.0 11.3 2.3 3.5 3.0 4.1 102 193 118 155 23.1 34.4 22.4 26.7
Pneumonia 2.1 6.0 5.1 8.8 0.9 1.8 1.6 2.9 15.6 60.9 37.9 77.1 3.6 10.3 6.8 13.4
Chronic diseases 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.5 60.2 88.6 59.1 63.8 14.5 17.2 11.7 10.8
Digestive system:
All 4.6 9.9 7.8 11.7 1.8 3.3 2.8 4.3 60 106 84.1 107 24.8 43.6 33.3 46
Alcohol liver disease 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.5 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.9 5.2 4.0 13.6 0.2 1.7 1.3 5.8
Liver cirrhosis 0.9 2.4 1.9 3.0 0.5 1.1 1.0 1.4 22.0 43.8 31.7 38.1 9.5 21.1 15.0 20.5
External causes:
All 229 341 287 320 40 64.3 61.9 67.9 336 657 446 567 73.4 146 95.9 121
Transport incidents 63.5 59.1 46.5 52.7 11.6 13.7 13.6 15.1 60.6 55.1 41.1 52 14.4 13.1 11.4 14.1
Alcohol poisoning 8.8 25.8 12.5 17.4 0.9 4.1 2.4 3.5 39.1 123.5 57.6 90.2 9.1 33.8 14.7 24.2
Other poisoning 8.0 14.1 22.0 25.7 2.5 4.0 4.7 5.8 22.1 33.6 27.6 31.4 4.8 7.7 5.8 6.5
Falls 5.2 6.8 4.5 9.1 0.9 1.4 1.1 2.4 10.2 16.9 9.5 25.7 1.9 3.2 1.9 4.4
Fire 3.1 4.5 3.7 5.4 0.8 1.3 1.0 1.6 7.2 15.6 12.6 20.7 2.0 4.0 3.1 4.8
Drowning 16.9 23.0 21.4 22.4 1.8 2.8 3.7 3.6 18.1 27.5 23.1 27.1 2.0 3.4 3.1 3.7
Suicide 41.2 68.3 62.0 72.9 7.0 10.1 8.9 10.2 67.2 114.9 88.3 96.8 13.9 17.6 13.8 13.3
Homicide 33.3 60.0 41.4 46.6 6.7 12.5 11.0 13.0 31.5 72.9 48.8 66.6 9.3 20.9 13.4 17.6
Other 49 79.4 73 77.8 7.8 14.4 15.5 12.7 80 197 137.4 156.5 16 42.3 28.7 32.4