Table 3.
Males | Females | ||
Cause of death | % of deaths | Cause of death | % of deaths |
HIV/AIDS | 22.6 | HIV/AIDS | 30.7 |
Road traffic accidents | 19.0 | Road traffic accidents | 6.5 |
Cirrhosis of the liver | 6.6 | Cervix cancer | 5.8 |
Suicide | 5.7 | Stroke | 4.1 |
Homicide | 4.8 | Diabetes mellitus | 3.6 |
Stroke | 3.9 | Suicide | 3.3 |
Liver cancer | 3.2 | Cirrhosis of the liver | 3.0 |
Ischaemic heart disease | 2.7 | Liver cancer | 2.9 |
Drowning | 2.3 | Breast cancer | 2.8 |
Lower respiratory infections | 1.9 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 2.5 |
Other causes | 27.3 | Other causes | 34.9 |
Total (N) | 83,419 | Total (N) | 36,503 |
Ill-defined* | 1.7 | Ill-defined* | 0.3 |
* Redistributed across specific cause