Principal Causes of Death
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|
| Total No. of Deaths | 21,282 | 21,446 | 22,054 |
| % of Total Deaths | | | |
| 1. | Cancer
[ ICD10: C00-C97 ] | 28.8 | 28.4 | 28.6 |
| 2. | Ischaemic heart diseases
[ ICD10: I20-I25 ] | 18.1 | 18.8 | 20.5 |
| 3. | Pneumonia
[ ICD10: J12-J18 ] | 20.6 | 20.7 | 18.5 |
| 4. | Cerebrovascular diseases (including stroke)
[ ICD10: I60-I69 ] | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.0 |
| 5. | External causes of morbidity and mortality
[ ICD10: V01-Y89 ] | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
| 6. | Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome & nephrosis
[ ICD10: N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27]
| 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 7. | Hypertensive diseases (including hypertensive heart disease)
[ ICD10: I10-I15 ] | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 8. | Other heart diseases
[ ICD10: I00-I09, I26-I51] | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| 9. | Urinary tract infection
[ ICD10: N39.0] | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 10. | Diabetes Mellitus
[ ICD10: E10-E14 ] | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Notes:
1 The Mortality Tabulation List of the International Classification of Diseases - Tenth Revision has replaced the Ninth Revision as the adopted code set for the derivation of causes of death w.e.f Year 2012.
2 For data prior to Year 2012, refer to Downloads
3 Refers to the top 10 principal causes of death only.