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Table 3 Age standardised mortality rate per 100,000 populations by specific cause of death: the WHO estimation for Vietnam in 2002 [10] and FilaBavi data 1999 – 2003

From: Burden of premature mortality in rural Vietnam from 1999 – 2003: analyses from a Demographic Surveillance Site

Cause of death

Rate per 100,000 populations

 

WHO estimate – 2002

FilaBavi 1999 – 2003

1. Disease of the circulatory system

199

147

   Stroke

73

91

   Ischaemic heart disease

82

10

2. Neoplasms

80

74

   Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs

34

39

   Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organ

13

13

3. Infectious and parasitic disease

122

58

   Pneumonia and lower respiratory infections

33

25

   Tuberculosis

22

10

4. External causes

60

50

   Drowning

5

19

   Transport accident

15

9

   Other unintentional injuries

24

18

   Intentional injuries

15

4

5. Diseases of Digestive system

24

30

6. Perinatal conditions

30

25

   Low birth weight

14

11

   Congenital malformation

6

7

7. Diseases of respiratory system

64

15

8. Disease of genitor urinary system

13

13

9. Disease of nervous system

17

11

10. Complication of labour and delivery

3

1

11. Others

25

10

Overall

640

570