Table 8. Top Five Leading Causes of Hospital-based Mortality by Province and District, 1995 and 2002.
| 1995 | 2002 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Province | District | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Sri Lanka | Ischaemic Heart Disease | Cerebro-vascular Disease | Gastro-intestinal Tract | Pulmonary Circulation | Neoplasms | Ischaemic Heart Disease | Gastro-intestinal Tract | Pulmonary Circulation | Cerebro-vascular Disease | Neoplasms | |
| Eastern | Ampara | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Ischaemic Heart Disease | Pulmonary Circulation | Respiratory System | Cerebro-vascular Disease | Slow fetal growth, fetal malnutrition |
| Batticaloa | Pulmonary Circulation | Poisoning (non-pesticide) | Gastro-intestinal Tract* | Intestinal Infectious Disease* | Ischemic Heart Disease | Slow fetal growth, fetal mal-nutrition | Respiratory Tract | Gastro-intestinal Tract | Neoplasms | Obstetric Conditions | |
| Trincomalee | Ischaemic Heart Disease | Other Bacterial Disease | Respiratory System | Cerebrovascular Disease | Pesticide Poisoning | Ischaemic Heart Disease | Gastro-intestinal Tract | Pulmonary Circulation | Symptoms, Signs | Respiratory System | |
| Northern | Jaffna | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Pulmonary Circulation | Zoonotic and other Bacterial Diseases | Ischaemic Heart Disease | Respiratory System | Cerebro-vascular Disease |
| Kilinochchi | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Mannar | Ischaemic Heart Disease | Pneumonia | Symptoms, Signs | Ishaemic Heart Disease | Respiratory System | Ischaemic Heart Disease | Pulmonary Circulation | Zoonotic and other Bacterial Diseases* | Viral Disease* | Pesticide Poisoning | |
| Vavuniya | Listed with Manner | Pulmonary Circulation | Cerebro-vascular Disease** | Urinary System** | Ischaemic Heart Disease | Slow fetal growth, fetal malnutrition | |||||
| Mullaitivu | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Malaria | Slow fetal growth, fetal malnutrition | Viral Disease | Zoonotic and other Bacterial Infections*** | Gastro-intestinal Tract*** | |
Source: Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition, various years
* Listed as third leading cause of hospital-based death
** Listed as second leading cause of hospital-based death
*** Listed as fourth leading cause of hospital-based death