Table 1.
Number of deaths and death rate per 100 000 population by leading causes of death, 1977 versus 2008
| 1977 | 2008 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Causes of death | Number | Rate | Rank | Causes of death | Number | Rate |
| Total | All causes | 236 854 | 545.2 | Total | All causes | 391 127 | 624.6 |
| 1 | Diseases of the respiratory system | 25 033 | 57.7 | 1 | Malignant neoplasm, all forms | 55 403 | 87.6 |
| 2 | Accidents and poisoning | 15 181 | 31.1 | 2 | External causes, including accidents and poisonings | 41 786 | 66.1 |
| 3 | Diseases of the digestive system | 11 095 | 25.5 | 3 | Infectious and parasitic diseases | 38 672 | 61.2 |
| 4 | suicide, homicide and other injury | 11 067 | 25.5 | 4 | Diseases of the heart and circulatory system | 35 391 | 56.0 |
| 5 | Malignant neoplasm, all forms | 8180 | 19.4 | 5 | Diseases of the respiratory system | 26 358 | 41.7 |
| 6 | Tuberculosis | 7041 | 16.2 | 6 | Diseases of the genitourinary system | 14 896 | 23.6 |
| 7 | Diseases of the heart and circulatory system | 6610 | 15.2 | 7 | Diseases of the digestive system | 13 053 | 20.6 |
| 8 | Intestinal Infectious diseases | 6455 | 14.9 | 8 | Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases | 8601 | 13.6 |
| 9 | Diseases of the nervous system | 4774 | 11 | 9 | Disease of the nervous system | 5093 | 8.1 |
| 10 | Rickettsiosis and other arthropodal diseases | 4771 | 11 | 10 | Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs | 563 | 0.9 |