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Table 3 Leading causes of death, 15-59 years, Vietnam, 2006-07

From: Mortality patterns in Vietnam, 2006: Findings from a national verbal autopsy survey

Males

Females

 

Cause

N

%

 

Cause

N

%

1

Transport accidents

264

15.3

1

Transport accidents

60

10.5

2

Cerebrovascular diseases

132

7.7

2

Cerebrovascular diseases

47

8.2

3

HIV/AIDS

105

6.1

3

Liver cancer

31

5.4

4

Liver cancer

97

5.6

4

Suicide

24

4.2

5

Other external causes

86

5.0

5

Other heart diseases

22

3.8

6

Liver diseases

83

4.8

6

Stomach cancer

19

3.3

7

Accidental drowning

65

3.8

7

Colon, rectum, anus cancer

18

3.1

8

Tuberculosis

62

3.6

8

Other cancer of uterus

17

3.0

9

Suicide

61

3.5

9

Accidental drowning

17

3.0

10

Lung cancer

58

3.4

10

Breast cancer

17

3.0

 

Ill-defined

124

7.2

 

Ill-defined

27

4.7

 

All other causes

588

34.1

 

All other causes

273

47.7

 

Total

1725

  

Total

572

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