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3. The Burden of Disease and Mortality by Condition: Data, Methods, and Results for 2001

Table 3B.2: Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in the East Asia and Pacific Region, 2001

Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in the East Asia and Pacific Region, 2001
Male Female
Cause Total 0-4 5-14 15-29 30-44 45-59 60-69 70-79 80+ Total 0-4 5-14 15-29 30-44 45-59 60-69 70-79 80+ Total
Population (millions) 1,849 80 175 244 224 136 51 25 6 942 74 161 232 217 131 52 30 10 907
All causes 13,070 701 121 416 624 1,182 1,388 1,619 895 6,945 697 97 220 408 747 936 1,530 1,491 6,124
I. Communicable, maternal, perinatal, and nutritional conditions 2,470 535 35 83 153 160 137 135 86 1,324 542 34 67 100 85 80 106 130 1,145
   A. Infectious and parasitic diseases 1,299 196 25 70 139 132 102 88 37 790 168 25 44 69 67 52 53 32 509
    1. Tuberculosis 534 2 3 29 64 82 82 65 19 347 2 3 22 39 42 36 31 12 187
    2. Sexually transmitted diseases excluding HIV/AIDS 9 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 — 0 1 2 1 1 0 4
      a. Syphilis 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      b. Chlamydia 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 0 — — 1
      c. Gonorrhea 0 — — 0 0 — — — — 0 0 — 0 0 0 — — — 0
      d. Other sexually transmitted diseases 3 0 — 0 0 0 0 — 0 1 0 — 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
    3. HIV/AIDS 106 3 0 15 43 16 1 0 0 79 2 0 5 9 8 2 1 0 27
    4. Diarrheal diseases 226 105 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 118 95 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 107
    5. Childhood-cluster diseases 107 32 14 5 1 1 0 0 0 54 32 14 5 1 1 0 0 0 53
      a. Pertussis 3 2 — — — — — — — 2 2 — — — — — — — 2
      b. Poliomyelitis a 0 0 — — — — — — — 0 0 — — — 0 — — — 0
      c. Diphtheria 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 0
      d. Measles 76 22 12 3 — — — — — 38 23 12 3 — — — — — 38
      e. Tetanus 27 8 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 14 7 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 13
    6. Meningitis 33 7 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 16 6 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 17
    7. Hepatitis Bb 32 1 0 3 7 11 3 1 1 26 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 6
       Hepatitis Cb 13 0 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
    8. Malaria 30 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
    9. Tropical-cluster diseases 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      a. Trypanosomiasis — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
      b. Chagas' disease 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 — — — — 0
      c. Schistosomiasis 3 — 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      d. Leishmaniasis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1
      e. Lymphatic filariasis 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — — — — 0 — 0 0 0
      f. Onchocerciasis — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
    10. Leprosy 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    11. Dengue 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
    12. Japanese encephalitis 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
    13. Trachoma 0 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — — — — — — — — —
    14. Intestinal nematode infections 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      a. Ascariasis 1 0 0 — — 0 — 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 — — 0
      b. Trichuriasis 0 0 0 — — — — — — 0 — 0 — — — — — — 0
      c. Hookworm disease 0 — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        .Other intestinal infections 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
        Other infectious diseases 190 24 3 13 16 11 8 15 12 102 18 3 7 12 8 9 17 13 87
   B. Respiratory infections 571 68 8 10 11 25 33 45 48 248 127 8 5 6 10 24 49 93 323
    1. Lower respiratory infections 544 63 8 9 10 22 32 44 46 233 122 8 5 5 10 24 48 89 311
    2. Upper respiratory infections 27 6 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 12
    3. Otitis media 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
   C. Maternal conditions 37 — — — — — — — — — — 0 16 20 0 — — — 37
    1. Maternal hemorrhage 12 — — — — — — — — — — — 5 6 0 — — — 12
    2. Maternal sepsis 3 — — — — — — — — — — — 2 2 0 — — — 3
    3. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy 5 — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0 — — — 5
    4. Obstructed labor 2 — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 0 — — — 2
    5. Abortion 5 — — — — — — — — — — — 3 2 0 — — — 5
      Other maternal conditions 10 — — — — — — — — — — — 3 6 0 — — — 10
   D. Perinatal conditionsc 502 262 0 — — — — — — 262 241 0 — — — — — — 241
    1. Low birthweight 193 100 — — — — — — — 100 92 0 — — — — — — 92
    2. Birth asphyxia and birth trauma 158 83 — — — — — — — 83 74 — — — — — — — 74
      Other perinatal conditions 152 78 0 — — — — — — 78 74 — — — — — — — 74
   E. Nutritional deficiencies 61 9 1 3 2 3 2 2 2 24 6 1 2 6 8 5 4 5 37
    1. Protein-energy malnutrition 27 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 5 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 12
    2. Iodine deficiency 0 0 0 — 0 — — — 0 0 0 0 — 0 — 0 — — 0
    3. Vitamin A deficiency 0 0 0 — 0 0 — — — 0 0 0 — — — — — — 0
    4. Iron-deficiency anemia 25 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 6 1 0 2 5 7 3 1 1 19
      Other nutritional disorders 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 6
II. Noncommunicable diseases 9,221 125 26 96 254 860 1,168 1,429 783 4,741 115 25 67 195 571 808 1,375 1,324 4,479
   A. Malignant neoplasms 2,143 6 8 26 90 346 382 316 91 1,264 6 6 15 79 217 211 229 114 879
    1. Mouth and oropharynx cancers 66 0 0 1 5 16 12 8 2 45 0 0 0 1 6 5 6 3 22
    2. Esophageal cancer 234 — — 1 8 36 52 41 9 147 0 0 0 2 20 25 27 12 87
    3. Stomach cancer 442 0 0 3 16 76 84 75 25 278 0 0 2 13 33 36 49 31 164
    4. Colon and rectal cancers 159 0 0 2 7 20 24 22 9 83 0 0 1 7 16 19 20 14 76
    5. Liver cancer 373 0 0 5 29 99 74 51 11 269 1 0 2 10 25 28 27 10 104
    6. Pancreas cancer 37 0 0 0 2 7 6 5 2 22 0 0 0 1 3 4 5 2 16
    7. Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers 387 0 0 1 12 60 94 77 18 262 0 0 0 6 27 36 42 12 125
    8. Melanoma and other skin cancers 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
    9. Breast cancer 93 — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 38 19 13 7 93
    10. Cervix uteri cancer 47 — — — — — — — — — 0 0 2 3 14 13 11 4 47
    11. Corpus uteri cancer 8 — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 8
    12. Ovarian cancer 25 — — — — — — — — — 0 0 1 4 8 6 5 2 25
    13. Prostate cancer 16 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 3 16 — — — — — — — — —
    14. Bladder cancer 30 0 0 0 0 2 6 9 4 21 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 8
    15. Lymphomas and multiple myeloma 42 0 1 2 4 6 5 3 1 24 0 1 1 3 4 3 4 2 18
    16. Leukemia 76 3 5 10 4 7 6 5 2 42 3 4 4 6 7 4 4 2 35
      Other malignant neoplasms 104 2 1 1 3 15 15 12 5 54 2 1 1 5 12 10 11 8 50
   B. Other neoplasms 21 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 9 1 0 0 1 3 2 2 1 11
   C. Diabetes mellitus 233 0 0 1 5 20 29 29 12 97 0 0 1 5 23 39 46 22 136
   D. Endocrine disorders 61 9 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 25 9 1 4 6 3 3 4 6 36
   E. Neuropsychiatric conditions 186 3 2 8 15 14 11 21 18 91 2 2 5 7 9 9 24 38 95
    1. Unipolar depressive disorders 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    2. Bipolar affective disorder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    3. Schizophrenia 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3
    4. Epilepsy 24 2 1 3 4 2 1 0 0 13 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 11
    5. Alcohol use disorders 12 0 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 11 — — 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
    6. Alzheimer's and other dementias 58 0 0 0 1 1 2 8 9 21 0 0 0 1 1 2 9 24 37
    7. Parkinson's disease 26 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 4 11 0 — 0 0 0 1 6 7 15
    8. Multiple sclerosis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    9. Drug use disorders 7 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 6 — — 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
    10. Post-traumatic stress disorder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 0 0 0 0 0
    11. Obsessive-compulsive disorder — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
    12. Panic disorder — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
    13. Insomnia (primary) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
    14. Migraine — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
    15. Mental retardation, lead-caused 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other neuropsychiatric disorders 50 1 1 2 2 4 5 7 4 26 0 1 1 1 3 4 8 7 25
   F. Sense organ diseases 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1. Glaucoma 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 — — 0 — — — — — — — — —
    2. Cataracts — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
    3. Vision disorders, age-related — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
    4. Hearing loss, adult onset — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
      Other sense organ disorders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   G. .Cardiovascular diseases 4,003 7 4 27 81 310 493 664 389 1,976 5 4 19 54 209 355 684 695 2,027
    1. Rheumatic heart disease 121 1 1 5 6 11 10 10 4 47 1 1 5 8 16 14 18 10 74
    2. Hypertensive heart disease 333 0 0 1 7 28 47 54 29 166 0 0 1 4 20 34 57 51 167
    3. Ischemic heart disease 1,151 1 1 8 31 104 149 189 109 591 0 0 6 16 58 111 181 186 560
    4. Cerebrovascular disease 1,902 2 1 6 25 139 249 351 188 959 1 1 3 15 90 158 343 332 943
    5. Inflammatory heart diseases 81 1 0 1 2 5 7 11 10 36 1 0 1 1 4 6 14 20 46
      Other cardiovascular diseases 415 3 2 6 10 25 33 50 49 177 2 1 4 9 22 32 71 96 237
   H. Respiratory diseases 1,660 7 1 5 11 62 158 308 225 775 5 1 4 11 48 126 307 382 884
    1. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 1,415 0 0 0 2 46 136 275 191 651 0 0 0 3 35 109 282 333 763
    2. Asthma 56 1 1 3 5 8 5 5 2 28 1 1 3 6 8 5 3 2 28
      Other respiratory diseases 189 5 1 2 3 8 16 27 32 96 4 1 1 2 5 11 21 47 93
   I. Digestive diseases 514 28 3 13 35 76 60 53 27 294 31 3 7 16 34 37 49 43 219
    1. Peptic ulcer disease 94 1 0 2 5 14 13 13 6 54 1 0 1 4 7 8 10 9 40
    2. Cirrhosis of the liver 193 1 0 4 19 44 28 21 7 126 2 1 2 7 17 15 16 8 68
    3. Appendicitis 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
      Other digestive diseases 220 26 2 6 10 16 18 19 13 111 28 2 4 5 10 13 22 25 109
   J. Genitourinary diseases 233 2 2 8 13 24 29 29 17 124 1 2 6 11 21 24 26 18 109
    1. Nephritis and nephrosis 186 1 2 8 11 20 22 20 11 94 1 2 5 10 18 20 21 15 91
    2. Benign prostatic hypertrophy 8 — — — 0 1 2 3 3 8 — — — — — — — — —
      Other genitourinary system diseases 39 1 0 1 2 3 6 5 3 21 0 0 1 2 3 3 5 3 18
   K. Skin diseases 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 5
   L. Musculoskeletal diseases 23 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 9 0 0 1 2 2 2 3 3 14
    1. Rheumatoid arthritis 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4
    2. Osteoarthritis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    3. Gout 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    4. Low back pain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other musculoskeletal disorders 15 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 9
   M. Congenital anomalies 136 61 4 5 1 1 0 0 0 72 53 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 64
    1. Abdominal wall defect 0 0 — — 0 — — — 0 0 0 — — — — — 0 — 0
    2. Anencephaly 2 1 0 — — — — — 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 — — — 1
    3. Anorectal atresia — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
    4. Cleft lip — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
    5. Cleft palate 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 0
    6. Esophageal atresia — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
    7. Renal agenesis 0 0 — — 0 — — — — 0 0 — — — — — — — 0
    8. Down syndrome 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 1
    9. Congenital heart anomalies 78 33 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 39 30 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 39
    10. Spina bifida 1 1 0 — — 0 0 — — 1 1 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 1
      Other congenital anomalies 52 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
   N. Oral conditions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1. Dental caries — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
    2. Periodontal disease 0 — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 — — — 0
    3. Edentulism — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
      Other oral diseases 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
III. Injuries 1,379 41 60 237 217 162 82 55 25 880 40 38 86 113 91 47 48 36 499
   A. Unintentional injuries 936 40 56 160 142 111 53 37 19 616 40 35 45 61 52 27 31 28 319
    1. Road traffic accidents 361 4 13 85 72 51 22 13 4 263 3 8 16 28 24 9 7 3 98
    2. Poisonings 83 2 3 8 11 13 8 4 1 51 3 3 4 7 6 4 3 2 32
    3. Falls 122 2 4 12 14 16 10 10 8 76 2 1 3 4 6 5 10 14 46
    4. Fires 36 2 1 3 3 1 2 2 1 15 2 2 7 5 2 1 1 1 22
    5. Drownings 144 17 28 22 9 7 4 3 2 92 11 16 6 6 4 3 3 2 53
    6. Other unintentional injuries 189 12 8 29 32 22 8 5 3 119 20 4 8 11 9 5 5 6 69
   B. Intentional injuries 443 1 4 77 75 51 30 18 7 263 1 3 40 52 39 20 17 8 180
    1. Self-inflicted injuries 323 — 2 40 40 34 25 16 6 164 — 2 35 45 35 18 16 7 159
    2. Violence 103 1 2 30 30 15 4 2 1 84 1 1 5 6 4 2 1 0 19
    3. War 14 0 0 5 4 2 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Other intentional injuries 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Source: Authors' compilation.

Note: — = an estimate of zero; the number zero in a cell indicates a non-zero estimate of less than 500.

a. These figures include late effects of polio cases with onset prior to regional certification of polio eradication in 1994.

b. Does not include liver cancer and cirrhosis deaths resulting from chronic hepatitis virus infection.

c. This cause category includes "Causes arising in the perinatal period" as defined in the International Classification of Diseases, principally low birthweight, prematurity, birth asphyxia, and birth trauma, and does not include all causes of deaths occurring in the perinatal period.

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