Table 2.
Mortality and LDP for the five leading causes of death by region, 2014, China
| Top 5 leading causes of death | Overall | Eastern region | Central region | Western region | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortality ratea | LDP% | Mortality rarea | LDP% | Mortality rarea | LDP% | Mortality rarea | LDP% | |
| Malignancy | 155.4 | 19.2 | 175.4 | 21.2 | 144.7 | 18.3 | 139.2 | 16.7 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 143.6 | 23.7 | 142.5 | 23.0 | 149.0 | 24.9 | 137.6 | 22.5 |
| Heart disease | 141.3 | 24.4 | 144.9 | 23.9 | 151.4 | 27.3 | 121.6 | 20.3 |
| Respiratory disease | 78.2 | 15.5 | 70.9 | 13.7 | 64.3 | 13.2 | 108.7 | 21.4 |
| Injury and poisoning | 49.7 | 5.3 | 45.7 | 5.1 | 48.1 | 5.1 | 58.1 | 5.7 |
aMortality rate per 100,000 population