| Death Rate of 10 Major Diseases in Rural Areas (2003) | ||
| No. | Cause of Death | As Percentage of Total Deaths |
| Total | 92.91 | |
| 1 | Malignant Tumor | 25.28 |
| 2 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 23.75 |
| 3 | Respiratory Disease | 18.72 |
| 4 | Heart Trouble | 12.03 |
| 5 | Trauma and Toxicosis | 5.69 |
| 6 | Internal System, Nutrition, Metabolite and Immunity Disease | 3.56 |
| 7 | Digestive Disease | 2.78 |
| 8 | Urinary Disease | 1.89 |
| 9 | Disease Originating in the Perinatal Period | 1.11 |
| 10 | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1.10 |
| Male Total | 93.35 | |
| 1 | Malignant Tumor | 23.33 |
| 2 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 20.94 |
| 3 | Respiratory Disease | 18.21 |
| 4 | Heart Trouble | 14.87 |
| 5 | Trauma and Toxicosis | 8.20 |
| 6 | Digestive Disease | 3.41 |
| 7 | Internal System, Nutrition, Metabolite and Immunity Disease | 1.84 |
| 8 | Urinary Disease | 1.60 |
| 9 | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1.15 |
| 10 | Disease Originating in the Perinatal Period | 0.80 |
| Female Total | 90.96 | |
| 1 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 21.35 |
| 2 | Respiratory Disease | 21.35 |
| 3 | Malignant Tumor | 18.50 |
| 4 | Heart Trouble | 18.04 |
| 5 | Trauma and Toxicosis | 4.99 |
| 6 | Digestive Disease | 3.02 |
| 7 | Internal System, Nutrition, Metabolite and Immunity Disease | 2.72 |
| 8 | Urinary Disease | 1.70 |
| 9 | Disease Originating in the Perinatal Period | 0.81 |
| 10 | Mental Disorders | 0.48 |
| a) Statistics in the table cover full or partial areas of 90 counties, including counties in Beijing. | ||