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Table 7 Major causes of death
Year
Infant mortality rate
Maternal mortality rate
All causes of death
Major causes of death
Malignant neoplasms
Heart disease
Pneumonia
Cerebrovascular disease
Diabetes mellitus
Per 1,000 live births
Per 100,000 live births
Deaths
Standardized mortality rate per 100,000 population
Standardized mortality rate per 100,000 population
Standardized mortality rate per 100,000 population
Standardized mortality rate per 100,000 population
Standardized mortality rate per 100,000 population
Standardized mortality rate per 100,000 population
2000
5.8
7.8
124,481
569.4
141.6
48.8
15.6
61.1
42.7
2005
5.0
7.3
138,957
530.0
141.2
48.3
21.0
48.9
39.4
2010
4.2
4.2
144,709
455.6
131.6
47.4
25.6
30.6
25.3
2011
4.2
5.0
152,030
462.4
132.2
47.9
24.8
31.3
26.9
2012
3.7
8.5
153,823
450.6
131.3
47.9
24.4
30.8
26.5
2013
3.9
9.2
154,374
435.3
130.4
47.7
22.5
30.3
25.8
2014
3.6
6.6
162,886
443.5
130.2
50.2
24.7
30.4
26.0
2015
4.1
11.7
163,574
431.5
128.0
48.1
24.6
27.9
24.3
2016
3.9
11.6
172,418
439.4
126.8
50.3
26.9
28.6
24.5
2017
4.0
9.8
171,857
424.3
123.4
48.5
26.5
27.5
23.5
2018
4.2
12.2
172,859
415.0
121.8
48.8
27.4
26.1
21.5
2019
3.8
16.0
175,424
408.2
121.3
43.6
30.0
26.7
22.3
2020
3.6
13.0
173,067
390.8
117.3
43.8
26.4
25.2
22.0
2021
4.1
14.0
184,172
405.5
118.2
45.6
25.3
25.2
23.8
Year
Major causes of death
Major causes of cancer death
Hypertensive disease
Accident injury
Chronic lower respiratory disease
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
Trachea cancer, bronchus and lung cancer
Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts cancer
Colon,
rectum and anus cancer
Female breast cancer
Prostate cancer
Standardized mortality rate per 100,000 population
Standardized mortality rate per 100,000 population
Standardized mortality rate per 100,000 population
Standardized mortality rate per 100,000 population
Standardized mortality rate per 100,000 population
Standardized mortality rate per 100,000 population
Standardized mortality rate per 100,000 population
Standardized mortality rate per 100,000 population
Standardized mortality rate per 100,000 population
Standardized mortality ratio per 100,000 female population
Standardized mortality ratio per 100,000 male population
2000
7.5
46.5
21.9
17.9
22.6
10.6
28.0
27.0
15.3
10.3
5.7
2005
7.0
34.0
20.0
17.9
21.3
16.6
27.4
27.3
15.5
11.0
6.6
2010
12.2
24.4
14.8
12.4
16.1
13.8
25.8
25.2
14.6
11.0
6.1
2011
12.9
24.1
16.2
12.6
16.5
12.3
26.0
25.3
15.0
11.6
6.4
2012
13.3
23.8
16.4
12.1
15.6
13.1
25.4
24.7
14.9
11.6
6.7
2013
12.9
22.4
14.9
11.9
14.8
12.0
25.3
24.2
14.9
11.6
6.6
2014
13.5
23.7
15.3
12.5
14.8
11.8
25.3
23.3
15.3
11.9
6.5
2015
13.2
22.8
14.6
11.8
13.6
12.1
24.7
22.8
14.9
12.0
6.4
2016
13.5
23.1
15.1
12.4
13.4
12.3
24.4
22.2
14.6
11.8
6.8
2017
13.3
21.9
13.3
12.4
12.6
12.5
23.1
21.6
14.4
12.6
6.9
2018
12.8
21.1
12.7
12.3
11.6
12.5
22.8
20.3
14.0
12.5
6.6
2019
12.9
20.0
12.6
10.7
11.2
12.6
22.8
18.8
14.9
13.1
7.1
2020
13.4
20.3
11.0
10.5
10.3
11.8
21.8
18.0
14.6
12.8
7.8
2021
15.2
20.0
11.7
10.9
10.4
11.6
22.2
17.9
14.6
13.8
7.5
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Notes:
1. The standardized mortality rate is worked out according to the world's standard population age structure of 2000 gained by WHO. 2. The classification of causes of death has followed ICD-10 since 2008, and selecting the underlying cause of death has followed
ICD-10 version 2016 since 2019.
Data source: Department of Statistics, MOHW, R.O.C. (Taiwan)