Table 2.
Deaths by Race and Gender (35–74 Years)
Race/group | Male | Female | Both sexes | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SA deaths | SA deaths | SA deaths | ||||
Deaths | Percent | Deaths | Percent | Deaths | Percent | |
Colored | 2211 | 23.1 | 1700 | 19.8 | 3911 | 21.55 |
White | 1619 | 13.3 | 1665 | 15.3 | 3284 | 14.24 |
African | 13 371 | 14.2 | 2713 | 3.21 | 16 084 | 9.00 |
Asian/Others | 1937 | 10.4 | 492 | 2.94 | 2429 | 6.87 |
Total | 19 138 | 14.2 | 6571 | 5.44 | 25 708 | 10.1 |
SA = smoking-attributable.