Table 4.
Cerebrovascular mortality for the selected prefectures in Japan (per 100,000).
| Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Year | |||||
| Prefecture* (latitude) | 1975 | 2000 | 2005 | 1975 | 2000 | 2005 |
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| ||||||
| Miyagi (Tajiri Project site) (38°) | 363.1 | 92.6 | 81.4 | 243.2 | 51.9 | 44.7 |
| Tottori (Ama-cho study site) (35°) | 260.3 | 78.4 | 65.9 | 177.1 | 49.1 | 37.6 |
| Hiroshima (RERF-AHS study site) (34°) | 222.0 | 68.6 | 55.4 | 162.1 | 39.9 | 31.9 |
| Fukuoka (Hisayama study site) (33°) | 248.6 | 68.1 | 55.0 | 159.0 | 42.4 | 30.4 |
| Okinawa (26°) | 190.4 | 63.5 | 51.9 | 113.3 | 30.0 | 23.1 |
(Reference: Japan Ministry of Welfare and Labor. Available at: http://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/jinkou/other/00sibou/toukei.html#hyo2 as of February 1, 2012).
*Listed from north to south prefectures in order.
Years are limited to 1975, 2000, and 2005 when the data is publicly available.