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Table 3
Cause of Death | Age Group | Total | Grand Total | ||||||||||||||||
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Under 1 | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65-74 | 75 and over | ||||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||||
Tuberculosis, respiratory | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||
Tuberculosis, other | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||
Syphilitic disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | —— | 1 | 1 | ||||
Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
Malignant neoplasm, stomach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 24 |
Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 27 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 66 | 13 | 79 |
Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 17 | — | 10 | — | 4 | — | 33 | 33 |
Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 9 | 9 |
Other malignant & lymphatic neoplasms | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 67 | 53 | 120 |
Leukaemia, aleukaemia | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Vascular lesions of nervous system | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 60 | 39 | 90 | 129 | |
Coronary disease, angina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 62 | 13 | 52 | 24 | 45 | 41 | 161 | 78 | 239 |
Hypertension with heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
Other heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 31 | 65 | 56 | 81 | 137 |
Other circulatory disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 35 | 57 |
Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Pneumonia | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 51 |
Bronchitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 35 | 17 | 52 |
Other diseases of respiratory system | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
Nephritis and nephrosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Hyperplasia of prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Congenital malformations | 3 | 2 | 2 | •— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
Other defined and ill—defined diseases | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 39 | 65 |
Motor vehicle accidents | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | |
All other accidents | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
Suicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | |
Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 182 | 104 | 168 | 106 | 185 | 309 | 583 | 553 | 1,136 |