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. 2009 Jun 19;2:10.3402/gha.v2i0.1904. doi: 10.3402/gha.v2i0.1904

Table 3.

Current and forecasted mortality rates due to selected causes of death, Matlab Government service area, 2006–2025

Age-standardized mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

Causes of death 2003 2006 (current) 2010 2015 2020 2025
Communicable diseases
 Diarrhea 65.25 24.3 77.2 59.3 45.6 35.1
 Dysentery 12.8 2.75 2.9 1.2 0.5 0.2
 Tuberculosis 57.08 36.37 71.5 82.9 96.0 111.3
 Respiratory disease 91.04 57.71 80.4 67.2 56.0 46.8
 Other communicable 17.62 81.88 15.5 11.1 8.0 5.7
Non-communicable diseases
 Malignant neoplasm 118.43 143.11 259.2 425.9 699.7 1149.5
 CVD 460.26 812.75 1660.4 3028.6 5523.9 10075.3
 Digestive disease 81.48 79.27 104.4 113.6 123.7 134.6
 COPD 184.11 109.64 169.2 183.6 199.3 216.2
Accident/injuries
 Accident 16.65 61.06 33.6 34.0 34.5 34.9
 Drowning 50.79 33.29 53.5 53.8 54.1 54.4
 Suicide and homicide 9.54 26.74 11.6 10.6 9.6 8.8