Table 4 Leading causes of death, 60 years and above, Vietnam, 2006-07
From: Mortality patterns in Vietnam, 2006: Findings from a national verbal autopsy survey
Males | Females | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Cause | N | % | Â | Cause | N | % |
1 | Cerebrovascular diseases | 493 | 24.0 | 1 | Cerebrovascular diseases | 467 | 24.0 |
2 | Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 171 | 8.3 | 2 | Hypertensive diseases | 128 | 6.6 |
3 | Hypertensive diseases | 127 | 6.2 | 3 | Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 112 | 5.8 |
4 | Lung cancer | 108 | 5.3 | 4 | Ischaemic heart diseases | 61 | 3.1 |
5 | Liver cancer | 81 | 3.9 | 5 | Pneumonia | 58 | 3.0 |
6 | Tuberculosis | 77 | 3.7 | 6 | Remainder of diseases of digestive system | 52 | 2.7 |
7 | Ischaemic heart diseases | 75 | 3.6 | 7 | Diabetes mellitus | 51 | 2.6 |
8 | Other heart diseases | 57 | 2.8 | 8 | Tuberculosis | 51 | 2.6 |
9 | Stomach cancer | 51 | 2.5 | 9 | Other heart diseases | 47 | 2.4 |
10 | Liver diseases | 50 | 2.4 | 10 | Remainder of diseases of nervous system | 46 | 2.4 |
| Â | Ill-defined | 239 | 11.6 | Â | Ill-defined | 369 | 19.0 |
| Â | All other causes | 527 | 25.6 | Â | All other causes | 503 | 25.9 |
| Â | Total | 2056 | Â | Â | Total | 1945 | Â |