Death Rate of 10 Major Diseases in Rural Areas (2000)
 
No.   Cause of Death   As % of Total Deaths

Total 91.46
1 Respiratory Disease 23.11
2 Malignant Tumour 18.40
3 Cerebrovasular Disease 18.40
4 Heart Trouble 12.37
5 Trauma and Toxicosis 11.03
6 Digestive Disease 3.98
7 Urinary Disease 1.51
8 Pulmonary Tuberculosis 1.19
9 Newborn Baby Disease 1.14
10 Internal System, Nutrition, Metabolite and Immunity Disease 1.11

Male Total 92.57
1 Respiratory Disease 21.46
2 Malignant Tumour 20.82
3 Cerebrovasular Disease 18.57
4 Trauma and Toxicosis 11.77
5 Heart Trouble 10.78
6 Digestive Disease 4.20
7 Urinary Disease 1.55
8 Pulmonary Tuberculosis 1.36
9 Newborn Baby Disease 1.05
10 Infectious Disease (Excluding Pulmonary Tuberculosis) 1.01

Female Total 90.15
1 Respiratory Disease 25.18
2 Cerebrovasular Disease 18.93
3 Malignant Tumour 15.12
4 Heart Trouble 13.39
5 Trauma and Toxicosis 9.01
6 Digestive Disease 3.48
7 Urinary Disease 1.46
8 Internal System, Nutrition, Metabolite and Immunity Disease 1.24
9 Newborn Baby Disease 1.37
10 Pulmonary Tuberculosis 0.97
a)Statistics in the table cover full or partial areas of 90 counties, including counties in Beijing.