Principal Causes of Death
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|
| Total No. of Deaths | 19,862 | 20,017 | 20,905 |
| % of Total Deaths | |
| 1. | Cancer
[ ICD10 : C00-C97 ] | 29.7 | 29.6 | 29.1 |
| 2. | Pneumonia
[ ICD10 : J12-J18 ] | 19.4 | 19.3 | 20.1 |
| 3. | Ischaemic heart diseases
[ ICD10 : I20-I25 ] | 16.7 | 17.0 | 18.5 |
| 4. | Cerebrovascular diseases (including stroke)
[ ICD10 : I60-I69 ] | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| 5. | External causes of morbidity and mortality
[ ICD10 : V01-Y89 ] | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 |
| 6. | Hypertensive diseases (including hypertensive heart disease)
[ ICD10 : I10-I15 ] | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
| 7. | Nephritis, nephrotic sydrome & nephrosis
[ ICD10 : N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27] | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| 8. | Urinary tract infection
[ ICD10 :N39.0] | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 9. | Other heart diseases
[ ICD10 : I00-I09, I26-I51] | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 10. | Diabetes mellitus
[ ICD10 : E10-E14 ] | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 10. | Chronic obstructive lung diseases
[ ICD10 : J40-J44 ] | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
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.