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  • Table 8  Age-standardized mortality rates, by selected causes, 2003
  • Table 9  Life expectancy
  • Table 10  New cancer cases, by selected primary site of cancer

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Table 8  Age-standardized mortality rates, by selected causes, 2003
  Both sexes Males Females
  rate per 100,000 population
All causes of death 587 733 475
Septicaemia 4 5 4
Viral hepatitis 1 1 1
Human immunodeficiency virus 1 2 0
Malignant neoplasms 176 215 148
Diabetes mellitus 21 25 17
Alzheimer's disease 13 11 14
Heart diseases 133 179 98
Cerebrovascular diseases 38 42 35
Influenza and pneumonia 12 15 10
Chronic lower respiratory diseases 26 36 20
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 6 9 4
Renal failure 9 11 7
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 4 5 4
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities 3 3 3
Accidents (unintentional injuries) 26 35 17
Suicide 11 18 5
Homicide 2 2 1

 

Table 9  Life expectancy
  1931 1961 1991 2004
  years
Females
At birth 62.1 74.2 80.9 82.6
At 65 13.7 16.1 19.9 21.0
Males
At birth 60.0 68.4 74.6 77.8
At 65 13.0 13.5 15.8 17.7

 

Table 10  New cancer cases, by selected primary site of cancer
  1993 1998 2003
  number of new cancer cases
Males
Total, all primary sites of cancer1 64,789 66,288 74,302
Colon (excluding rectum) 4,915 5,678 6,184
Rectum and rectosigmoid 2,870 3,109 3,601
Lung and bronchus 11,822 11,592 11,427
Prostate 17,689 16,291 19,424
Females
Total, all primary sites of cancer1 54,945 62,439 67,897
Colon (excluding rectum) 5,270 5,836 6,051
Rectum and rectosigmoid 1,928 2,123 2,417
Lung and bronchus 6,484 7,733 8,772
Breast 15,633 18,129 18,734

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Chart 4 Infant mortality
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