Mortality Rates Due to Various Causes

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Mortality Rates Due to Various Causes

Age- and Sex-Specific Mortality Rates (per 100,000) Due to Heart Disease 1980-1998
	Males			Females
Age Group	1980	1990	1998	1980	1990	1998
25 to 34 years	11	10	10	5	5	6
35 to 44 years	69	48	42	21	15	16
45 to 54 years	283	183	149	85	61	52
55 to 64 years	747	537	405	272	216	173
65 to 74 years	1728	1250	996	829	617	524
75 to 84 years	3834	2968	2382	2497	1894	1587
85 and over	8753	7418	6354	7351	6478	5898

Age- and Sex-Specific Mortality Rates (per 100,000) Due to Cancer 1980-1998
	Males			Females
Age Group	1980	1990	1998	1980	1990	1998
25 to 34 years	13	12	11	13	12	12
35 to 44 years	39	37	34	48	44	42
45 to 54 years	163	144	137	156	141	128
55 to 64 years	533	481	441	375	358	332
65 to 74 years	1122	1090	1046	677	691	675
75 to 84 years	1914	1842	1746	1010	1062	1049
85 and over	2740	2837	2563	1372	1429	1413

Mortality Rates (per 100,000) Due to Accidents 1980-1996
Type of Accident	1980	1990	1996
Motor Vehicle Traffic	22.9	18.4	16.0
Motor Vehicle Nontraffic	0.5	0.4	0.4
Water Transport	0.6	0.4	0.3
Air Transport	0.7	0.4	0.4
Railway	0.3	0.3	0.2
Falls	5.9	5.0	5.6
Drowning	2.7	1.6	1.3
Fires	2.6	1.7	1.4
Handguns	0.1	0.1	0.1
Other Firearms	0.7	0.5	0.4
Electricity	0.5	0.3	0.2
Poisoning from drugs and medications	1.1	1.8	3.2
Medical Procedures	1.0	1.1	1.1
Choking on objects	1.4	1.3	1.2

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