Death Rate of 10 Major Diseases in Urban Areas (2003)
No. Cause of Death As Percentage of Total Deaths
  Total 89.09
1 Malignant Tumor 25.47
2 Cerebrovasular Disease 19.95
3 Respiratory Disease 14.63
4 Heart Trouble 14.43
5 Trauma and Toxicosis 6.16
6 Digestive Disease 3.66
7 Internal System, Nutrition, Metabolite and Immunity Disease 2.66
8 Urinary Disease 1.34
9 Neuropathy 0.91
10 Disease Originating in the Perinatal Period 0.89
  Male Total 90.14
1 Malignant Tumor 28.78
2 Cerebrovasular Disease 19.23
3 Respiratory Disease 15.04
4 Heart Trouble 13.22
5 Trauma and Toxicosis 6.67
6 Digestive Disease 2.75
7 Internal System, Nutrition, Metabolite and Immunity Disease 2.73
8 Urinary Disease 1.28
9 Neuropathy 0.87
10 Disease Originating in the Perinatal Period 0.68
  Female Total 87.87
1 Malignant Tumor 21.62
2 Cerebrovasular Disease 20.79
3 Respiratory Disease 16.26
4 Heart Trouble 13.71
5 Trauma and Toxicosis 5.57
6 Internal System, Nutrition, Metabolite and Immunity Disease 4.71
7 Digestive Disease 2.58
8 Urinary Disease 1.41
9 Neuropathy 0.81
10 Disease Originating in the Perinatal Period 0.41
a) Statistics in the table cover full or partial areas of 36 cities including Beijing.