NUMBER OF DEATHS BY CAUSE/GROUPS
            ANALYSIS BY CAUSE 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
         
ALL CAUSES 981 976 983 950 940 916 907 888 866 954
         
I. INFECTIVE AND PARASITIC DISEASES 69 60 67 55 61 61 31 43 28 31
Intestinal infectious diseases (0010009) 2 1 3 4 3 6 6 5 2 10
Tuberculosis (0100018) 1 1 1 5 6 1 1 4 0 5
Diptheria (032) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whooping Cough (033) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tetanus (037) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Other bacterial diseases (0200031; 0340036; 0380041) 64 58 61 43 50 53 22 33 26 12
Acute poliomyelitis (045) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Small Pox (050) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Measles (055) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Viral Diseases (0460049; 0510054;0560079) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Malaria (084) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other rickettsioses and anthropod0borne          
diseases (0800083; 0850088) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Syphilis and its sequelac (0900097) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1
Other venereal diseases (0980099) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases          
    and their late effects (1000139) 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1
           
II. NEOPLASMS 92 99 102 108 101 86 101 89 67 111
Malignant Neoplasms (1400208) 91 99 99 105 101 85 101 89 66 108
Benign Neoplasms (2100229) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Carcinoma in situ (2300234) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other and unspecified Neoplasms (2350239) 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 3
         
III. ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL & METABOLIC DISEASES          
AND IMMUNITY DISEASES 46 47 47 49 47 49 55 37 40 91
Diabetes Mellitus (250) 21 24 26 27 32 28 32 22 24 63
Other Endocrine, Metabolic and Immunity 21 20 15 20 10 16 16 9 13 23
    disorders (2400246; 2510259; 2700279)          
Other Nutritional Deficiencies (2600269) 4 3 6 2 5 5 7 6 3 5
           
IV. DISEASES OF BLOOD AND BLOOD FORMING ORGANS 6 2 4 3 8 5 7 1 1 6
Anaemias (2800285) 6 2 4 3 8 5 7 1 1 5
  Other diseases of blood and blood forming          
    organs (2860289) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
         
V. MENTAL DISORDERS 0 4 4 2 3 3 1 4 0 9
Mental Disorders (2900319) 0 4 4 2 3 3 1 4 0 9
         
VI. DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SENSE          
ORGANS 25 27 26 23 23 15 14 8 13 17
Meningitis (3200322) 3 0 5 3 1 3 3 3 2 2
Other diseases of the nervous system (3230359) 22 27 20 20 22 12 11 5 11 15
Disorders of the eye and adnexa (3600379) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diseases of the ear & mastoid process(3800389) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
         
VII. DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM 350 370 349 417 373 332 312 284 314 354
Acute Rhuematic Fever (3900392) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heart Diseases (3930398; 4010429) 204 206 198 257 233 191 201 184 158 167
Hypertensive Disease (4010405) 25 21 27 36 25 44 36 37 52 67
Cerebrovascular Disease (4300438) 100 117 105 110 105 71 67 48 92 111
Atheroscleroris (440) 6 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 4
Other disease of the circulatory system 15 24 18 13 9 26 8 15 10 5
         
VIII. DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 95 91 87 61 72 82 87 67 84 57
Pneumonia and Influenza (4800487) 52 49 41 36 47 55 49 34 43 20
Bronchitis, Emphysema and Asthma (4900493) 6 8 8 4 5 5 13 13 11 15
Other diseases of the respiratory system          
    (4600466; 4700478; 4940519) 37 34 38 21 20 22 25 20 30 22
         
IX. DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM 24 33 40 28 36 32 31 29 37 51
Ulcer of the stomach & duodenum (5310533) 2 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 2
Appendicitis (5400543) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Intestinal Obstruction & Hernia (5500553; 560) 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2
Chronic Liver Disease and cirrhosis (571) 3 4 7 5 8 12 14 9 11 27
Other diseases of the digestive system (5200          
    529; 530; 5340539; 5440547; 5550558; 562;          
    5640570; 5720579) 19 27 31 20 22 18 14 18 25 19
         
X. DISEASES OF THE GENITOURINARY SYSTEM 21 26 23 26 24 17 35 24 28 24
Nephritis, Nephrotic syndrome and Nephrosis (5800589) 20 24 22 26 22 17 35 21 24 18
Other diseases of the urinary system (5900599) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 4 5
Hyperplasia of Prostate (600) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Other diseases of male and female genital          
    organs (6010608; 6100629) 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
         
XI. COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH AND          
THE PUERPERIUM 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Abortion (6300639) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Direct obstetric deaths (6400646; 6510676) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Indirect obstetric deaths and normal          
    delivery (647; 648; 650) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
         
XII. DISEASES OF THE SKIN & SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE 2 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 10
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (6800709) 2 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 10
         
XIII. DISEASES OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND          
CONNECTIVE TISSUE 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 4
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and          
    connective tissue (7100739) 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 4
         
XIV. CONGENITAL ANOMALIES 3 6 7 1 3 1 1 1 5 12
Congenital Anomalies (7400759) 3 6 7 1 3 1 1 1 5 12
         
XV. CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE          
PERINATAL PERIOD 39 41 49 41 39 42 46 72 64 40
Certain conditions originating in the peri0          
    natal period (7600779) 39 41 49 41 39 42 46 72 64 40
         
XVI. SIGNS, SYMPTOMS AND ILL0DEFINED          
CONDITIONS (7800799) 148 116 122 93 99 129 136 180 136 73
Signs, symptoms and ill0defined conditions (7800799) 148 116 122 93 99 129 136 180 136 73
         
XVIII. EXTERNAL CAUSES 58 52 51 41 49 60 50 48 47 62
Motor Vehicle & Traffic Accidents (E8100E819) 20 23 22 22 27 18 14 21 18 22
Accidental submersion and drowning (E910) 8 13 8 8 7 2 0 0 1 4
Other accidents & adverse effects (E8000E807;          
    E8200E909; E9110E949) 16 8 17 7 11 34 10 9 23 16
Suicide (E9500E959) 1 6 3 3 3 1 3 1 1 3
Homicide (E9600E969) 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 14
Other Violence (E9700E999) 9 2 1 1 1 4 20 17 4 3
SOURCE:  MINISTRY OF HEALTH  & REGISTRAR OF CIVIL STATUS