Death Rate of 10 Major Diseases in Urban Areas (2002)
No. Cause of Death As Percentage of Total Deaths
  Total 89.34
1 Malignant Tumour 23.53
2 Cerebrovasular Disease 17.49
3 Respiratory Disease 15.63
4 Heart Trouble 14.62
5 Trauma and Toxicosis 8.77
6 Digestive Disease 3.41
7 Internal System, Nutrition, Metabolite and Immunity Disease 2.45
8 Urinary Disease 1.68
9 Neuropathy 0.91
10 Disease Originating in the Perinatal Period 0.85
  Male Total 90.22
1 Malignant Tumour 26.38
2 Cerebrovasular Disease 17.11
3 Respiratory Disease 14.94
4 Heart Trouble 13.33
5 Trauma and Toxicosis 9.67
6 Digestive Disease 3.68
7 Internal System, Nutrition, Metabolite and Immunity Disease 1.82
8 Urinary Disease 1.62
9 Neuropathy 0.85
10 Disease Originating in the Perinatal Period 0.82
  Female Total 88.13
1 Malignant Tumour 19.66
2 Cerebrovasular Disease 18.01
3 Respiratory Disease 16.56
4 Heart Trouble 16.39
5 Trauma and Toxicosis 7.54
6 Internal System, Nutrition, Metabolite and Immunity Disease 3.31
7 Digestive Disease 3.03
8 Urinary Disease 1.77
9 Neuropathy 0.98
10 Disease Originating in the Perinatal Period 0.88
a) Statistics in the table cover full or partial areas of 36 cities including Beijing.