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

Table 3B.5: Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in the Middle East and North Africa Region, 2001 (thousands)

Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in the Middle East and North Africa Region, 2001 (thousands)
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) 310 19 39 47 29 15 5 3 1 157 18 37 45 28 15 6 3 1 153
All causes 1,914 231 33 78 85 158 173 206 103 1,068 199 25 44 56 102 122 175 123 846
I. Communicable, maternal, perinatal, and nutritional conditions 464 178 7 5 8 12 11 14 8 243 151 8 12 14 8 7 11 10 221
   A. Infectious and parasitic diseases 216 69 5 4 6 10 8 8 4 113 68 5 4 5 6 5 6 5 103
    1. Tuberculosis 23 1 0 1 2 3 2 2 1 13 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 10
    2. Sexually transmitted diseases excluding HIV/AIDS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 — 2
      a. Syphilis 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1
      b. Chlamydia 0 — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 — — 0
      c. Gonorrhea 0 — — 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 — — 0
      d. Other sexually transmitted diseases 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
    3. HIV/AIDS 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    4. Diarrheal diseases 74 34 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 39 32 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 35
    5. Childhood-cluster diseases 27 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
      a. Pertussis 8 4 — — — — — — — 4 4 — — — — — — — 4
      b. Poliomyelitis 0 0 — — — — — — — 0 0 — — — — — — — 0
      c. Diphtheria 0 0 — 0 — — — 0 — 0 0 0 — — — — — 0 0
      d. Measles 15 5 2 0 — — — — — 8 5 2 0 — — — — — 8
      e. Tetanus 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
    6. Meningitis 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
    7. Hepatitis Ba 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
     Hepatitis Ca 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    8. Malaria 19 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
    9. Tropical-cluster diseases 9 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4
      a. Trypanosomiasis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
      b. Chagas' disease — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
      c. Schistosomiasis 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
      d. Leishmaniasis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
      e. Lymphatic filariasis 0 — — — 0 — — — — 0 — — — — 0 — — 0 0
      f. Onchocerciasis — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
    10. Leprosy 0 — — — — 0 0 0 — 0 0 — — — — 0 0 0 0
    11. Dengue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    12. Japanese encephalitis — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
    13. Trachoma — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
    14. Intestinal nematode infections 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      a. Ascariasis 0 — 0 0 0 — — — — 0 — 0 — — — — — — 0
      b. Trichuriasis 0 — 0 — — — — — — 0 — 0 — — — — — — 0
      c. Hookworm disease 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Other intestinal infections 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Other infectious diseases 37 11 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 19 10 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 18
   B. Respiratory infections 110 40 2 1 1 2 3 5 4 58 36 2 1 1 1 2 4 4 52
    1. Lower respiratory infections 108 39 2 1 1 2 3 5 4 57 35 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 51
    2. Upper respiratory infections 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    3. Otitis media 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 — — 0 0 — 0 — 0 — — 0 0
   C. Maternal conditions 15 — — — — — — — — — — 0 7 8 0 — — — 15
    1. Maternal hemorrhage 4 — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0 — — — 4
    2. Maternal sepsis 1 — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 — — — 1
    3. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy 2 — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0 — — — 2
    4. Obstructed labor 0 — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 — — — 0
    5. Abortion 1 — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 — — — — 1
      Other maternal conditions 6 — — — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0 — — — 6
   D. Perinatal conditionsb 106 64 — — — — — — — 64 42 — — — — — — — 42
    1. Low birthweight 54 32 — — — — — — — 32 22 — — — — — — — 22
    2. Birth asphyxia and birth trauma 30 19 — — — — — — — 19 11 — — — — — — — 11
      Other perinatal conditions 21 13 — — — — — — — 13 9 — — — — — — — 9
   E. Nutritional deficiencies 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 9
    1. Protein-energy malnutrition 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
    2. Iodine deficiency 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    3. Vitamin A deficiency 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    4. Iron-deficiency anemia 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
      Other nutritional disorders 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
II. Noncommunicable diseases 1,235 38 11 26 49 123 149 183 91 671 39 9 16 34 87 110 158 111 564
   A. Malignant neoplasms 165 2 2 5 8 20 24 24 9 95 1 2 4 11 19 14 14 6 70
    1. Mouth and oropharynx cancers 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    2. Esophageal cancer 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
    3. Stomach cancer 18 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 1 11 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 7
    4. Colon and rectal cancers 10 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 4
    5. Liver cancer 9 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
    6. Pancreas cancer 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
    7. Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers 20 0 0 0 1 4 5 4 1 15 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 4
    8. Melanoma and other skin cancers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    9. Breast cancer 14 — — — 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0 3 5 2 2 1 14
    10. Cervix uteri cancer 5 — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 5
    11. Corpus uteri cancer 1 — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    12. Ovarian cancer 2 — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
    13. Prostate cancer 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 6 — — — — — — — — —
    14. Bladder cancer 15 0 0 0 1 3 3 3 1 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
    15. Lymphomas and multiple myeloma 12 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 5
    16. Leukemia 14 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 6
      Other malignant neoplasms 26 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 1 15 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 1 11
   B. Other neoplasms 19 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 1 11 0 0 0 1 3 2 2