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Age-standardized mortality rates by selected causes, by sex
(Both sexes)
  2000 2001 2002 2003
  Both sexes
  rate per 100,000 population
All causes of death [A00-Y89] 615.5 600.8 598.2 586.9
Septicaemia [A40-A41] 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.0
Viral hepatitis [B15-B19] 0.4 0.9 1.0 1.0
Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease [B20-B24] 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.3
Malignant neoplasms [C00-C97] 180.4 178.7 178.2 175.6
Malignant neoplasms of colon, rectum and anus [C18-C21] 19.0 18.4 19.1 18.3
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas [C25] 8.9 8.9 8.7 9.1
Malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus and lung [C33-C34] 47.1 47.3 47.8 47.0
Malignant neoplasm of breast [C50] 13.9 13.9 13.5 13.3
Malignant neoplasm of prostate [C61]1
Diabetes mellitus [E10-E14] 18.9 19.3 20.9 20.5
Alzheimer's disease [G30] 13.2 13.9 13.7 13.1
Diseases of heart [I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51] 152.0 143.1 138.6 133.3
Ischaemic heart diseases [I20-I25] 117.5 110.6 105.8 102.4
Other heart diseases [I26-I51] 31.6 29.8 29.7 27.8
Cerebrovascular diseases [I60-I69] 42.2 40.4 39.5 37.7
Influenza and pneumonia [J10-J18] 13.2 12.2 11.9 12.0
Influenza [J10-J11] 1.5 0.2 0.6 0.5
Pneumonia [J12-J18] 11.7 12.0 11.3 11.5
Chronic lower respiratory diseases [J40-J47] 27.2 26.3 25.9 25.8
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis [K70, K73-K74] 6.5 6.5 6.6 6.4
Alcoholic liver disease [K70] 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1
Other chronic liver disease and cirrhosis [K73-K74] 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.2
Renal failure [N17-N19] 8.4 8.3 8.6 8.5
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period [P00-P96] 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.2
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities [Q00-Q99] 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3
Accidents (unintentional injuries) [V01-X59, Y85-Y86] 25.8 25.1 26.0 25.5
Motor vehicle accidents2 8.6 8.3 9.2 9.0
Falls [W00-W19] 4.3 4.6 4.6 5.0
Accidental poisoning and exposure to noxious substances [X40-X49] 3.0 3.0 3.1 2.7
Intentional self-harm (suicide) [X60-X84, Y87.0] 11.4 11.4 11.2 11.3
Assault (homicide) [X85-Y09, Y87.1] 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5

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