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CAUSES OF DEATH ACCORDING TO AGE AND SEX, 1955.
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| B 1 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| B 2 | Tuberculosis, other forms | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| B 3 | Syphilis and its sequelae | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| B 4 | Typhoid fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B 5 | Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B 6 | Dysentery, all forms | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B 7 | Scarlet fever and streptococcal sore throat | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B 8 | Diphtheria | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B 9 | Whooping Cough | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B 10 | Meningococcal infections | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B 11 | Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B 12 | Acute poliomyelitis | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B 13 | Snail pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B 14 | Measles | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B 15 | Typhus and other rickettsial diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B 16 | Malaria | —- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B 17 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B 18 | Malignant neoplasms - stomach | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | —__ | —_ | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | |
| lungs | 33 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | 8 | 1 | 6 | — | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | |
| breast | _ | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | |
| uterus | _ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| other sites | 47 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 7 | — | 5 | |||||
| leukaemia, etc. | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B 19 | Benign and unspecified neoplasms | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B 20 | Diabetes | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B 21 | Anaemias | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B 22 | Vascular lesions affecting central nervous system | 82 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 13 |
| B 23 | Non-meningococcal meningitis | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | —— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B 24 | Rheumatic fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B 25 | Chronic rheumatic heart disease | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — |
| B 26 | Arteriosclerotic and degenerative heart disease - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| coronary disease, angina | 108 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | 11 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 4 | |
| other | 40 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 21 | |
| B 27 | Other diseases of the heart | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| B 28 | Hypertension with heart disease | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 |
| B 29 | Hypertension without mention of heart | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 |
| B 30 | Influenta | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | —— | — | — | — | — |
| B 31 | Pneumonia | 29 | 20 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| B 32 | Bronchitis | 37 | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | — | 6 |
| B 33 | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| B 34 | Appendicitis | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| B 35 | Intestinal obstruction and hernia | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| B 36 | Gastritis, enteritis, colitis, etc | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| B 37 | Cirrhosis of liver | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B 38 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 3 | 3 | —- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| B 39 | Hyperplasia of prostrate | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| B 40 | Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium . | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B 41 | Congenital malformations | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B 42 | Birth injuries, post-natal asphyxia, atelectasis | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — |
| Infections of the new born | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B 44 | Inmaturity and other diseases peculiar to early infancy | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B 45 | Senility, ill-defined and unknown causes - senility .. | 10 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| - ill-defined causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B 46 | Other circulatory diseases | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| All other diseases | 13 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| BE 47 | Motor vehicle accidents | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | —1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| BE 48 | All other accidents | 7 | 11 | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| BE 49 | Suicide | 5 | 3 | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Self inflicted injury | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| BE 50 | Homicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| ALL CAUSES | 588 | 521 | 19 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | —_ | —_ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 36 | 27 | 42 | 23 | 76 | 35 | 79 | 50 | 101 | 70 | 91 | 75 | 66 | 108 | 37 | 87 | |
| 1,109 | 29 | 2 | – | – | – | 6 | – | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 63 | 65 | 111 | 129 | 171 | 166 | 164 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of total deaths from all causes | – | 2.61 | 0. 18 | – | – | – | 0.54 | – | 0.54 | 0.45 | 0.36 | 0.63 | 0.91 | 1.71 | 2.52 | 5.68 | 5.86 | 10.0 | 16.42 | 14.96 | 14.79 | 11.18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||