Table 3.
Top 10 grouped causes of mortality in percent by sex from hospital reports, in 2012, Myanmar
| Group basic code | Causes | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n=18,303 | n=12,239 | n=30,542 | ||
| 001–057 | Certain infection and parasitic diseases | 23.0 | 21.9 | 22.5 |
| 143–164 | Diseases of the circulatory diseases | 16.2 | 18.4 | 17.1 |
| 245–253 | Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | 11.9 | 12.8 | 12.3 |
| 271–289 | Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes | 13.8 | 8.7 | 11.8 |
| 165–179 | Diseases of respiratory system | 8.0 | 9.4 | 8.6 |
| 180–197 | Diseases of digestive system | 9.7 | 4.7 | 7.7 |
| 267–270 | Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings | 4.1 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| 058–096 | Neoplasms | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 211–233 | Diseases of genitourinary system | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| 120–129 | Diseases of the nervous system | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
* Data from page 48 in Annual Hospital Statistics Report 201212)